Five missionary progress letters to friends and family describing Detweiler's work as a Mennonite missionary in Puebla, Mexico. Of particular interest are her observations about Mexican evangelicals
This fonds consists of letters written to Cornelius L. Plett by friends and family. They provide a valuable insight into the daily life in Mennonite village settlements in Canada, U.S., and Mexico in the first two decades of the twentieth century, as they discuss village and church dynamics, as well as personal issues and challenges of the writers. Most of these letters are written in the German Ghotic Script.
Research notes by Marianne Janzen of Winnipeg about Mennonites who migrated directly from Russia to Mexico in the 1920s. Also some correspondence between Janzen and the MLA.
Includes a copy of "As It Was: Experiences in the family of Henry and Katie Regehr as told to the children and grandchildren".
The fonds consists of the following series: 1) Constitution - British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren, N.D. - (1 file) Box 434 2) Minutes: Board Meeting, 1948, "Aufzeichnungen der Prediger-Diakonen Konferenz" (Record of the Paster-Deacon Conference), 1950, Canadian Board of Colonization, 1957. - (1 file) Box 434 3) Reports - Mission reports from India (1948), Africa, Japan, Mexico & South America (ca. 1955). - (1 file) Box 434 4) Publications - "LehrerZeitung", 1949 - (1 file) Box 434 5) Photographs
The fonds consists of the following files: 1) Letter from Peter P. Giesbrecht to Rev. David Wiebe of Hillsboro, KS in 1954 describing the Giesbrecht family's three-year journey from Russia to Yarrow BC in 1924-1927. German with English translation. Grandma and Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization information included. - (1 file) Box 442
This slide show consists of 111 color slides depicting the people of Central America, including the countries of Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. The slides show the context of the average person, their farming techniques and how people are affected by military conflict in their area. Bishop Romero (Catholic) stood up for the people and was assassinated for his stand. MCC is working with people in these regions to improve their situation. This slide show includes a script but the audio cassette is missing
The H.P. Krehbiel fonds consists of material related to Krehbiel's involvement with the Mennonite Colonization Board's efforts at settling Russian Menonites in Mexico. The files include correspondence with various individuals and institutions regarding Mennonite settlements in Roasario, San Juan, Las Aminas, El Trebol and Cuauhtemoc, applications for emigration to Mexico, settlers lists, detailing when and where they settled, and accounts regarding how the MCB assisted Mennonite settlers in Mexico.
