Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.
This photo shows six men with their musical instruments sitting on a stack of lumber. The instruments include a mandolin, two guitars, two accordions and one violin. Left to right, John Reimer, John Doerksen, Charlie Wiebe, John Schmidt, ? Hamm, Ernie Neufeld.
This photo shows (l-r) below, William Lewisday (Ontario), Abe Voth (Manitoba), Don Muffet (Ontario) and John Schmidt (Springstein, Manitoba); above, ? Fast, Abe Thiessen (Manitoba), Henry Unger and Ben Wiebe.
This photo shows twelve men from Saskatchewan wearing the new parkas received from their home churches in Saskatchewan. The man 2nd from the left in the front row is Jake Froese.
This photo shows truck loaded with men being transported to their work site for the day. [The truck has been identified as a 1939 Ford by Peter Adsten]
This photo shows seven men rolling a tree trunk with poles, presumably to clear a spot for a tower (radio?, hydro electric?, other?) Some of the men include: Jake Dyck (Springstein) (3rd from the left) and Bill Wiebe (next to him), John Bock (Crystal City) (extreme right).
This photo shows a group of conscientious objectors around a large tree stump which they presumably have cut. Some men are standing, while others are lying on the ground. The men include: Cornie Reimer, John Bock, Abe Schelleberg, Jake Dyck, Cornie Doell, E.P. Friesen and Jake Fehr.
