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File consists of the following items:
1) Diary by Henry D. Rempel 1908-2010, titled "From Russia to America - a Diary" which describes the journey from Ukraine to Nebraska in 1922-1923.
2) Family register of Dietrich Heinrich Rempel, 1869-1922 and Aganetha Rempel (Fast) ,1875-1922.
3) A map of Molotschna Colonies and the years they were established.

This files consists of the following;
1) B.B. Janz, "Die Wehrlosigkeit der Mennoniten in Russland nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg", 1919, German, report on the Mennonitischen Sanitaet-Dienst in WW I (medics). 8 pages.
2) Jacob H. Block, "Mennoniten im Sanitaets-Dienst waerends des Ersten Weltkrieges, 4 pages
3) Dienst der Mennoniten Russlands im ersten Weltkrieg.. An unsigned response to a questionaire sent to John B. Toews. 1 page Box 258
4) C. H. Tiessen, "Zur Frage: Sanitaetsdienst 1914-1918", 9 pages
5) Fast, Henrich, " Experiences of Henry Fast Sr. in Russia 1914 to 1923" . Osterwick, Altcolonie, 30 pages, English.
AND "Memories of Henry Fast" ( Re: Immigration from Russia), 1922, 1923, 9 pages, English. Also references Immigration to Canada in 1923.

The file consists of the following items:
1) Anonymous, My Experience: A Selbstschutz Account; 11 pages.
2) Julius Loewen, Seblstschutz Account, 1919-1959; 10 pages.
3) Anonymous, Beifuegung zur Frage Selbtschutz; 2 pages
4) Anonymous, "Denkst Du Daran?" Sanitaestsdienst, (Reflections on Mennonite Pacifism). 9 typed pages
5) J. Janzen "Es wird ernst" Reports on Molotschna and Chortitza 1914-1919, 4 cm typed pages. - (1 file) Box 255
6) Wittenberg, J.W., "Etliche Hauptmomente von dem Mordtag in Altenau in October 1919. 1 page

Series consists of the following files:
1) Alternate Service, Forstei (Forestry) 1906-1914 - various authors - (1 file) Box 246
2) Institutions: Orphanages, Marientaubstummenschule,(School for the Deaf), Morija Diakonissenheim (Deacon's Homes) Altenheim (Seniors' homes), Mental Hospital, Bethania 1900-1927 - (1 file) Box 246
3) Institutions: Schools and teachers: Zentralschule (Secondary School), Maedchenschule Girl's School), Mennonitischen Mittelschule (Middle School), Dorfschuhle (Village School),Teacher's Associations - (1 file) Box 246
4) Institutions: hospitals in Melitopol, Muntau, Simferopol, Bethania Mental Hospital - (1 file) Box 246
5) Religious Concerns: Evangelism, Ministers' Conference, Sunday School, Intermennonite Fellowship, Pastoral Questions - (1 file) Box 246
6) Social Conscience toward the Ukrainians 1907-1909 - (1 file) Box 246
7) New Settlements, 1906-1907, 1909, 1911-1913: Kaplan, Siberia, Samara, Waldheim, Orenburg, Omsk, Terek, Berdjansk, Gnadenfeld, Halbstadt, Memrik, Barnaul, Neu Samara, Sagradowka (Sagradovka), Chortitza, Tiege - (1 file) Box 246
8) Mennonite villages in Russia, with Russian name, Mother Colony, year established. Tim Janzen used the Deutsches Ausland Institut documents to create this list. 19 pages , Mennonite Settlements, Alphabetical, Alternate name, date founded, Map of Molotschna - (1 file) Box 246
9) Polish Prussia, listing number of households, numbers of baptized members in 1568 - (1 file) Box 246

File consists of the following items:
1) Reminiscences from our Lives, Memoranda by Aron A Toews, Minister of the North Abbotsford Mennonite Brethren Church, British Columbia, Canada. Translated by John B. Toews, 107 pages.
2) A Mennonite Elder's Story by Jacob Toews, Elder of Lichtennnau Mennonite Church (Molotschna). Published in Der Botschafter, Vol. 6 (1911), No. 2, pp. 2-3. Translated by John B Toews. - (1 file) Box 235