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Wedding of Katharina Riediger, to Kurt Hecker, a German officer. The family members beside the bride are, left to right: Agnes Reinhold (Rogalski), a girl adopted by the Riediger family; Jakob the oldest son; Lisa, a daughter; Susanna and Johann J. (Jakob) Riediger, parents of the bride and grandparents of Gisela Harms. Johann, the youngest son and father of Giesela Harms, stands in front of his parents wearing a white shirt. To the right of the parents are the three sisters, left to right: Susanna (Hamm), Mariechen (Hildebrand) and Margaretha (Fischer). The married names of the sisters and Agnes are given in brackets. Lisa died in her youth. Johann J. (Jakob) Riediger was a church elder who helped take care of orphans (Waisen Ältester).

The property of Isaak Sawatsky, step-grandfather of Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck and Henry Gossen. This photo was taken in Springtime when the snow was melting. See M2004D-1 for a photo of Isaak Sawatsky and his wife Anna (Dick) Gossen Sawatsky.

Choir of the Schoensee Mennonite Brethren Church. In second row from the bottom, 4th from the left (sitting) is Johann Bartels, leader of the choir and lay minister. To his right, 5th from the left is Jakob Brauer, a minister. Four of Anna Wall’s siblings, a brother-in-law and two cousins are on this photo. They are identified as follows:

Greta Bartels, daughter of Johann Bartels is 3rd from left in the front row.
Tina Wall, sister to Anna is 2nd from left in the 2nd row, up from the bottom of the photo. (Tina lives in St. Catharines as well and at present is 95 years of age.)
Lena Wall, sister to Anna is 1st at the left in the 3rd row, up from the bottom of the photo.
Sara Hamm, the oldest sister of Anna is the 6th from the left, in the 3rd row, up from the bottom of the photo.
Nicolas Hamm, husband of Sara is the 5th from the left in the 4th (top) row.
Abram Wall (Jr.), brother of Anna, is 7th from the left in the 4th (top) row. Kornelius Bartels, son of Johann Bartels, the choir leader is the 8th from the left in the 4th (top) row

This photo of the Halbstaedter Musikverein (Halbstadt, Molotschna Colongy, Ukraine) was taken in Halbstadt circa 1908 and given to Alida Unruh’s grandmother, Frau Heinrich Unruh, on her birthday, January 14, 1914 by her brother David Schellenberg, a horn player who is wearing a light suit and is seated in the second row. This unique photo has survived two world wars and The Great Trek out of Russia in 1943.

Home of David B. Schneider, built after retirement from the farm. The first house built on Schneider Ave. in Kitchener.

The homestead of Daniel and Veronica (Schneider) Martin (married April 8, 1823) at Wagner's Corners (on the west side of Weber St.) in what is now the north end of Waterloo. Not printed.

Roy and Clara (Weber) Snyder's family, when Roy retired from the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association and began with the Ontario Animal Breeders Association. Back row from left: Clara, Nancy, Jean, Donna. Seated: Roy and Laura.

Waterloo Cattle Breeding Open House (Bull Night). From left: ?Mary Bancroft (nee Strudley) Monteith?, Roy Snyder, Clara Snyder, Olive Freeman (nee Palmer) Diefenbacher, The Right Honourable John George Diefenbacher.

Waterloo Cattle Breeding Open House (Bull Night). Roy Snyder at microphone, Donald and Jean Shuh on Roy's right and PM Rt Hon Diefenbacher on left. Attendance = 300. Diefenbacher rested at Roy and Clara's house in the early evening.

Clara Weber (Snyder) is on the left, picking potatoes. Worked as maid on Jesse and Susanna Shantz's farm. Clara's parents were Allan and Sarah Weber. Others identified in the photograph are Jesse Shantz (1909-1983), Joseph Shantz (1906- ) and Arnold Schnarr (1906-2000). Jesse and Joseph Shantz are the sons of Jesse and Magdalena (Martin) Shantz.

Formal photo of Christian Schrag, born in 1876.