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The first group of Mennonite settlers came to Yarrow, British Columbia in February 1928. In July they met at Yarrow Park on Eckert Road on the other side of Stewart Creek, which is now called Ratzlaff Road. Individuals on the picture are identified by number on the accompanying photo - 2011.016.026a. 1. George Epp, 2. Peter Giesbrecht, Jr, 3. Gerhard Hooge, 4. Gerhard Hooge, Sr, 5. Abraham “Joe” Klassen, 6. Johann Janzen, 7. Waldo Bahnman, 8. Aron Janzen, Sr, 9. Isaac Epp, 10. Johann Braun, 11. David Rempel, 12. Gerhard Derksen, 13. Wilmar Jantzen, 14. Aron Jantzen, Jr, 15. Jacob C. Krause, 16. Jacob Dyck, 17. Nickolai Reimer, Jr, 18. Daniel Thiessen, 19. Susanna (Giesbrecht) Thiessen, 20. Elizabeth (Wittenberg) Giesbrecht, 21. Maria (Rempel) Krause, 22. Sara (Peters) Reimer, 23. Jacob Epp, 24. John Bargen, 25. Elizabeth (Janzen) Epp, 26. Elisabeth Reimer, 27. Sarah Reimer, 28. Gertrude Reimer, 29. Katherine Derksen, 30. Tina Derksen, 31. Meta (Regier) Bahnman, 32. Benno Bahnman, 33. David Friesen, 34. Maria Hooge, 35. Isaak Sawatzky, 36. Elizabeth (Derksen) Thiessen, 37. Mary (Huebner) Bargen, 38. Helena (Klippenstein) Janzen, 39. Aganetha Sawatsky, 40. Nickolai Reimer, Sr, 41. Johann Braun, Jr., 42. John Rempel, 43. Cornelius Giesbrecht, 44. Peter Sawatzky, 45. Isaac Sawatsky, 46. Lena Epp, 47. George Doerksen, 48. Carl Krause, 49. Daniel Thiessen, Jr, 50. Louise Rempel, 51. Hannah Rempel, 52. Jacob Epp, Jr, 53. Henry Doerksen, 54. David Giesbrecht, 55. Gertude (Giesbrecht) Abrahams, 56. Lena Bargen, 57. Melita (Krause) Peters, 58. Susana (Siemens) Braun, 59. Menno Brown, 60. Elizabeth Thiessen, 61. Elizabeth (Giesbrecht) Dahl, 62. Mary Thiessen, 63. Maria (Dahl) Hooge, 64. Hilda (Bahnmann) Dyck, 65. Katharina (Epp) Dahl, 66. Mary (Giesbrecht) Friesen, 67. Agnes Thiessen, 68. Lena Wiens, 69. Mary (Epp) Neufeld, 70. Anne (Sawatsky) Thiessen, 71. Mary Thiessen, 72. Susan Epp, 73. Mary (Krause) Hamm, 74. Peter Epp, 75. Mary Reimer, 76. Naomi (Krause) Giesbrecht, 77. Elisabeth (Epp) Schmidt, 78. David Rempel, Jr., 79. Margaret (Thiessen) Derksen, 80. John Giesbrecht, 81. John Bargen, Jr, 82. Hertha (Bahnmann) Cramer, 83. unknown, 84. Wilfred Bahnman, 85. John Derksen, 86. Olga Bahnman

Yarrow youth choir with Henry P. Neufeldt as a conductor. Top two rows (left to right) : Abe Epp, unknown, Peter Epp, unknown, Jack Block, Frank Koop, unknown, unknown, Johnny Giesbrecht, unknown, unknown, Dick Thiessen, Neil Baerg, Henry Koop, Peter Jantzen, John Harder, Corny Klassen, Ike Ewert, Herman Kliever, Peter Derksen, Bill Teichroeb. Second row (left to right) : unknown, Anne Klassen, Tina (Wittenberg) Wiebe, Helen Harder, Naomi (Krause) Giesbrecht, Margaret Koop, Agnes Schellenberg, Gertrude (Esau) Martens, Betty (Jantzen), Anne (Ratzlaff) , Erna Rogalsky, Mary Klassen. First row (left to right) : Frieda Epp, unknown, unknown, Mary (Ratzlaff) Froese, Martha (Klassen) Martens, Henry P. Neufeldt, Katie (Abrahams) , Mary Kliever, Elizabeth (Sukkau) Buller, Margaret (Derksen) .