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Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia (repository) Clearbrook (British Columbia) With digital objects
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Zwieback

Three staff members baking buns in the Tabor home kitchen. Zwieback (the Mennonite bun) are double-decker yeast rolls, that were traditionally served at every festive occasion.

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Walter and Menno Neufeld practicing

Walter Neufeld, violinist and Menno Neufeld, pianist practicing in a home in Yarrow, BC. These two brothers were hard working musicians who encouraged many Mennonite families to give their children a music education with the violin or the piano. Walter went on to form an orchestra which eventually won raves from John Avison, later conductor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra. Menno worked with the University of Toronto Music department's curriculum and many of his students majored in piano and graduated from the Conservatory Music of Toronto.

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Visitation

Abe Friesen, director, visiting one of the residents who is bedridden.

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Sunday school teachers and students

Sunday school teachers and students. The following teachers are identified: Luella (Suderman) Unger, Betty Isaak, Ernie Block, Jake Toews, John Guenther, Edith (Thiessen) Penner, Helen Nickel, Rubina Unruh, John Suderman, John Spenst, Betty (Doerksen) Kampen, Vic Guenther. Students identified: Ruth (Thiessen) Thiessen, Marie Rempel

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Studio and Home

A winter scene of the studio and home of Walter and Menno Neufeld. This is where they taught violin and piano students as well as held orchestra rehearsals.

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Students standing on steps

Thirty seven students standing on the entrance steps of the Bible School. Back row, (left to right): Fred Rehan, Ron Braun, Reinhard Bartel, Ron Klassen, Vic Goertzen, Fourth row (left to right): Doug Braun, Jacob Schroeder, Alvin Born, Dave Ens, Raymond Giesbrecht, Cecile Friesen. Third row (left to right): Otto Martens, William Buhler, Unknown, Ron Klassen, Donna Friesen, Lynn Friesen, Betty Klassen, Mary Grunau, Helen Loewen. Second row (left to right): Vicki Driediger, Judy Rempel, Inge Schroeder, Sylvia Beckert, Betty Born, Lydia Kehler, Frieda Wiebe, Geraldine Friesen. First row (left to right): Marlene Olfert, Leona Peters, Mary Rempel, Betty Ens, Kathy Barkovsky, Dorothy Landie, Mary Buhler, Marlene Friesen, Leona Neufeld

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Students and instructors

Portrait of 47 students and 3 faculty members. The faculty are (left to right): George G. Schmidt, Henry H. Neufeld and Isaac Epp.

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