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PJB Reimer’s collection of his 11 articles

[It may have been written by one of PJB Reimer’s sisters]

“abgeschreiben Jan. 20/1932 von P.D. Friesen, Steinbach, Man.”, which is a copy of a letter written in 1912 by “Alt Jakob M. Kroeker (Jacob Kroeker), Rosenhoff” to his children; 1932.

: articles that PJB Reimer wrote include his address to the SCI, two short articles for youth, “Footprints of God in Ninety Years of History”, The Jubilee Book of the EMC, the Mennonite Village Museum, the EMC, and the Mennonites; a small book Know These People for which he wrote a chapter

his birth-certificate; 6 articles he wrote about his childhood and early teaching years; a photograph of him, 1951; his autobiography (partial); part of an article about PJB and his first wife Elizabeth Reimer (1903-1946) written by Al Reimer for a family-history book; more articles he wrote, including “Miene Mutta”; a list of cars he owned; article “The Peter JB Reimer family”; photocopy of a hand-written article about himself and one about a book he wrote; a hand-written invitation to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of PJB and Marie Reimer; two pages stapled together—one noting the program PJB jotted down and the other the brief address Marie gave at their silver-wedding anniversary in 1971; a small paper with the prayer from Al Reimer; copy of an article about their 40th wedding anniversary; a tribute by son Al; “P.J.B. Reimer ist heimgegangen” and “Obituary of Our Father, Peter J.B. Reimer”—two obituaries written by his son Al; and a tribute to PJB Reimer by Roy Vogt

4 articles by PJB Reimer; (see also the files in Series 6)

4 articles written by John K. Schellenberg (copy-edited) and his letter.

several items in this file relate to her family genealogy, starting with a very fragile page, perhaps written by her husband, that lists the names and births of their children; a notebook listing older, family genealogy records (starting with Johann Koop, and a list of Johann G. Barkman’s children, with a focus on “Onkel Martin Barkman”, and the “Lebensverzeichnis von die alte Tante Johann Koopsche” [Johann’s widow]), 1831-1918; a small envelop containing a photo of Aganetha Reimer, a copy of that photo; a letter to son Peter; a paper titled “Ein Testament an die Kinder, Mein letzer Wille von die Mutter” dated 20 November, 1936; the original copy of Aganetha R. Reimer’s “A Testament and Last Will to my children from me the mother dated the 20th day of November, 1936” and affirmed on March 14, 1938; the first paragraph of an account titled “Aganetha Barkman—her life”; a newspaper clipping about Aganetha Barkman Reimer, from the Carillon, 1986; a copy of a tribute to Aganetha Barkman Reimer written by Harvey Kroeker (the title of the periodical is not identified)

Includes 3 newspaper clippings.

first, clippings of 5 of his articles published in Die Post, 1925-1928; two articles “Liebe Familienfreundleser!”; Sterben nach einem halben Jahrhundert”; letter to Mennonitische Post readers; “De Grotmutta”; “Zum neuen Jahr”; “Reisemitteilungen”; “The Pioneer Woman”; “A Trip to Grunthal”; “Steinbach Welcomes You” and a page about the early history of Steinbach, nd; “That there be Peace”, a review, 2 copies; “Bishop or Pastor”; “Hawaii in January”; a booklet “Mennonite Institutions in Early Manitoba: A Study of their Origins”, 1948, by E.K. Francis, with a note inside expressing appreciation to PJB Reimer for his assistance with Francis’s studies that resulted in the book; a page from Die Post, 14 April 1970, “Meine Missionsreise um die Welt”

(some poignant passages): “Footprints of God in Ninety Years of History,” “Chairman’s Report,” “Sunday School Fifty Years Ago,” “Our first Jugendverein,” “Beginnings of the Eden Mental Health Centre,” and one sermon “The Incarnation” in which he explains a point of theology; added is the opening program of the new “Altenheim” in Steinbach, likely Resthaven