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The last meeting of the Verband der Bürger holländischer Herkunft in Kharkov, Ukaine, February 17-20, 1926. Among the delgates seen are the following in the 2nd row from the front: J.I. DeJager, chairman of the Zagradovka district; Gerhard Funk, chairman of the Chortitza district; Peter F. Froese, chairman of the "Allrussischer Mennonitischer Landwirtschaftlicher Verein, Moscow; Phillip D. Cornies, vice-chairman of VBHH; Peter I. Dyck, chairman of Ekaterinoslav district; B.B. Janz, chairman of the VBHH; Comrade Lobanoff, chairman of All-Ukrainian Central Commission for National Minorities; J.J. Thiessen, chairman of the February congress; Comrade Buzenko, secretary of the All-Ukrainian People's Executive; Herman F. Dyck, second chairman of the congress; H. Sawatzky, third chairman of the congress; Comrad Zelarius; Comrade Gebhard, representative of the German Communist section; Comrade Drobot; Hans Thielmann.

This is a photograph of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization together with Mennonite Central Relief Committee and provincial relief committees taken in Saskatoon on February 21, 1952. The delegates are arranged in 4 rows on the stage of a church. A stained glass window can be seen behind them. Front row left to right: J. Gerbrandt, T.O. F. Herzer, B.B. .Janz, J.J. Thiessen, H.C.P. Cresswell, C.A. DeFehr, H.J. Janzen. Second row left to right: J. Pankratz, J.G. Rempel, A.K. Klassen, P.W. Dyck, J.M. Neufeld, J.H. Unruh, J.J. Klassen, A.A. Toews. Third row left to right: H.M. Epp, C.H. Snyder, F.P. Kroeker, G.J. Derksen, David Schulz, A.A. Wiens, W.H. Enns. Fourth row (back row) left to right: A.A. Wall, N.N. Fransen, J. Reimer, G.G. Friesen, G.G. Epp, Gustav Klaassen.

This photo is of six men and was taken at the MCC Annual Meeting in Leamington, Ontario, in 1973. The description on the back says, "A moving part of the program at the MCC Annual Meeting, Leamington, Ontario, 19-20 Jan. 73, was recognition of four Canadians, their combined ages totaling 320 years, who have been especially active in inter-Mennonite affairs. Recognized were (left to right) J. B. Martin, E. J. Swalm, C. A. DeFehr, and J. J. Thiessen. Each has served as a member of MCC. Behind them are William T. Snyder, executive secretary of MCC, and Daniel Zehr, executive secretary of MCC (Canada)."

Back row (l-r): John A. Harder, C.A. DeFehr, G.J. Derksen, Jacob J. Gerbrandt. Front row: B.B. Janz, David Toews, C.F. Klassen, J.J. Thiessen

This item is a group picture of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. Front (l-r): Benjamin B. Janz, Cornelius F. Klassen, David Toews, D.P. Enns (secretary-treasurer), Alvah S. Bowman (vice-chairman), Jacob J. Thiessen (chairman). Middle (l-r): A.H. Harder, Aelterster Johann H. Enns, Cornelius A. DeFehr, Gerhard J. Derksen, Dietrich H. Epp, Johann G. Rempel, Jacob J. Gerbrandt. Back (l-r): William Hildebrand, D.J. Janzen (representative of Alberta committee), D.D. Rempel (representative of Saskatchewan committee), Aeltester Jakob N. Hoeppner. See Mennonite Exodus by Frank H. Epp, p. 338.

This photo is of the last meeting of the Canadian Mennonite Relief and Immigration committee. Seated are (l-r) J.J. Thiessen, C.A. DeFehr, and Kathy Hooge. Standing are (l-r) A. Wall, P. Schroeder, and J.H. Quiring.

This photo is of (l-r) Albert DeFehr, C.A. DeFehr, and J.J. Thiessen at an MCC annual meeting. J. J. Thiessen and C. A. DeFehr along with E.J. Swalm and J. B. were recognized for their years of international service. Albert DeFehr, a grandson of C. A., had been named to the MCC Canada board in 1971.

This photo is of a group of important Mennonite leaders. At the front left is C.J. Rempel, 3rd from the left is Harold S. Bender, 2nd from the right is J.J. Thiessen, and at the back right is Cornelius J. Dyck.

This is a photo of MBBC students for two weeks, February 8-19, were the following brethren at the annual Ministers' Course: first row, l-r: Peter C. Penner, Wm. Schroeder, J. Funk, D. Durksen, Isaac Tiessen, Isaac H. Block, Henry Regehr, D.A. Dyck, J. J. Nikkel, George Thielman, John Quiring; second row--Henry Janzen, John Reimer, Wm. Martens, H. Klassen, H. Schroeder, John Block, Arno Fast, Abe J. Froese, D. Thiessen, Jake Kroeker, Dave Nickel, Herman Voth; third row--P. Wiebe, J. J. Thiessen, George Reimer, H. Peters, David Dick, A. Hyde, P.R. Bartel, D. K. Schellenberg, J. Neufeld, J. Neudorf, John Klassen; fourth row--Henry Baerg, Rudie Willms, Herman Kroeker, B. Stobbe, A.H. Dueck (MB Herald, March 5, 1965, p. 6)

This is a photo of the MCC Board. Pictured are (back row, l-r):
A.P. Nickel, Vernon Brubacher, B.W. Sawatzky, (don't know), (don't know), Gerhard Thielmann, (don't know), Frank H. Epp, John A. Toews; (second row) J.H. Unruh, Jacob Rempel, Aaron Klassen, James Mullet, Peter Froese, Victor Adrian, J.J. Thiessen, Leonard Friesen, (don't know), Leo Driedger; (front) Harvey Plett, E. J. Swalm, C.J. Rempel, D.P. Neufeld, Newton Gingrich, C. Wilbert Loewen, Ted E. Friesen and J.M. Klassen.

This photo is a group shot of those attending a MCC Canada [annual meeting?]. Front (along the railing): ?? J. J. Thiessen, Saskatoon, ??, Victor Adrian, ??, ??, ??, is J.A. Toews, C. J. Rempel, Kitchener, J.M. Klassen, Winnipeg, D. P. Neufeld, Harvey Plett, Steinbach, and William T.Snyder.

This photo is of a group of MCC leaders at a MCC annual meeting. Featured are (front, l-r) William T. Snyder, C.N. Hostetter, Robert Kreider, (back) Waldo Hiebert, J.J. Thiessen, and Atlee Beachy.

This photo is of a MCC binational board, including: (back, l-r) ?, Wilbert Lowen, D.P. Neufeld, (front) ?, ?, E.J. Swalm, and J.J. Thiessen.

This photo is of a MCC [binational] board, including (l-r): ?, Harvey Plett, Ted Friesen, C.J. Rempel, J.J. Thiessen, ?, Wilbert Loewen.

This photo is of (l-r) D. and Mrs. Quapp, J.J. and Mrs. Thiessen, C. Dyck, and F. Wiens. The photo was taken to commemorate Dyck's and Thiessen's [MCC?] visit to Paraguay.