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Correspondence and church matters

This series contains personal correspondence in his role as postmaster and in his various roles as a member of Bergthaler Mennonite church. There are letters from a variety of church leaders (e.g. Benjamin Ewert, Abraham Doerksen, Heinrich Doerksen, P.P. Tschetter, J. Horsch, D.P. Reimer and Peter A. Toews). The series contains his personal correspondence for the years 1929-1950. Church and personal letters are often mixed together. Many letters received by Friesen are from his children as well as from friends and acquaintances that were abroad (Paraguay, Mexico, etc.). Much of this correspondence was produced during the winter of 1929-1930 when Mr. and Mrs. Friesen were in California.

Papers of David M. Stoesz

This series includes sermons written and preached by David M. Stoesz (1870-1934), wedding and funeral invitations, correspondence from Manitoba, Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Brazil, and lists of baptisms performed and church meeting places.
Location: Volumes 1561-1563. See also Vol. 2121:2, 5292:4

Stoesz, David M., 1870-1934

Fire insurance (Brandordnung) records

This series consists of registers that were used to record the assessed value of members property, the payment to individuals who lost property and a set of indexes. Also included is the published constitution entitled Verändurung und Ausbesserung der Feuerregeln der Gegenseitigen Mennonitischen Brandordnug (Altona, Man., 1919).

Bergthaler Waisenamt (Aid Organization) records

This series consists of three big financial ledgers which record the assets, liabilities and cash on hand of the organization. The series also contains important files containing legal documents and correspondence relating to the dissolution of the Waisenamt. The Waisenamt was an organization originally set up to provide aid to widows and orphans and to distribute inheritance money and property. It had its beginnings with Mennonites in Prussia, however the institution proper came into being on August 31, 1792 in the Russian Mennonite colony of Chortitza. The institution was transported along with the immigrants in 1874 to Canada. In its later years it functioned also as a bank accepting deposits and offering mortgages.

J.N. Hoeppner correspondence

This series of material contains considerable missions correspondence generated by Reverend J.N. Hoeppner, minister of the Bergthaler Mennonite church of Manitoba. He served on many committees such as the Canadian Conference Home Mission Committee, Mennonite Pioneer Mission, Board of Colonization, Manitoba Youth Organization and various music committees. The correspondence in this series reflects these involvements. Other correspondence with individuals and institutions include Benjamin Ewert, J.J. Thiessen, P. Vogt, D.H. Loewen, Henry Giesbrecht (regarding pacifism) and Grace Bible Institute.

Hoeppner, Jacob N., 1901-1950

Newspaper clippings

This series contains an assortment of useful items in several folders and in a scrapbook. Most noteworthy are the clippings (1945-1950 and materials related to World War II and Mennonite Contentious Objector (CO) status in Canada. The clippings come from newspapers and magazines such as the Red River Valley Echo, Steinbach Post, Mennonite Weekly Review, and The Winnipeg Free Press. The clippings deal with religious issues and issues pertaining to the history of Mennonite in Canada and Latin America. Many of the history clippings deal with the emigration of Mennonites to Paraguay in 1948. There is also a file related the Echo Verlag series of historical books.