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- 15-17 Sept 2000
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Stump of the old elm tree at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "The Grand, The Speed and The Old Elm."
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Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Stump of the old elm tree at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "The Grand, The Speed and The Old Elm."
Banquet at Fairview Home auditorium
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Community members in attendance at the banquet and program in the Fairview Mennonite Home auditorium. Captions read: "The 200th Anniversary Banquet at Fairview Home Auditorium, Sept 15 2000" and "Mrs Milo [Laura] Shantz, Edna Becker, Henry Hagey, Donna Hagey, Harold and Lois Cressman, Sherwood Hagey."
Banquet at Fairview Home auditorium
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Community members in attendance at the banquet and program in the Fairview Mennonite Home auditorium.
Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches choir singing
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Perston and Wanner Mennonite churches choir singing during the program at Fairview Mennonite Home. Caption in album reads: "Preston and Wanners Choir."
Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Album of photos taken during the 200th Anniversary celebrations of the Mennonite Churches of Cambridge (Wanner and Preston Mennonite Churches) from September 15 to 17, 2000.
The weekend began on Friday night with a banquet and program at Fairview Mennonite Home. Saturday featured a picnic and program at Linear Park. A portion of this park was on this day was renamed Settlers Fork Park. A commemorative plaque was unveiled for the stump of an old elm tree at the park, and clocks made from the tree's wood were presented to representatives of the Preston and Wanner churches. This was followed by tours of the Pioneer Tower, Sherk homestead, Blair, Hagey, and Wanner cemeteries, and Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches. The weekend concluded on Sunday with a joint worship service and finger food lunch at Preston Mennonite Church.
Hagey, Sherwood
Picnickers at Settlers Fork Park
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Picnickers at Settlers Fork Park having lunch before the program. Caption in album reads: "Settlers Fork Park at merging of Grand and Speed Rivers where Bechtels' Farm was situated in 1802."
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Regional Chair of the Region of Waterloo, Ken Seiling, and Cambridge Mayor, Jane Brewer, chatting prior to the program at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "Ken Seiling Regional Chair, Jane Brewer Cambridge Mayor."
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Interior view of Preston Mennonite Church looking towards the pulpit. Caption in album reads: "Preston Mennonite Church."
Preston Mennonite Church gallery
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Interior view of Preston Mennonite Church looking towards the gallery. Captions in album read: "Preston Mennonite Church" and "gallery."
Picnickers at Settlers Fork Park
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Picnickers at Settlers Fork Park having lunch before the program. Caption in album reads: "Settlers Fork Park Sat Sept 16 Picnic of sausage, sauerkraut, apple, butter and bread."
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Picnickers at Settlers Fork Park having lunch before the program. Caption in album reads: "Settlers Fork Park at merging of Grand and Speed Rivers where Bechtels' Farm was situated in 1802." Old elm tree seen in foreground.
Souvenirs made from elm tree at Settlers Fork Park
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Community members selling and browsing souvenirs made from or about the old elm tree under a tent at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "Souvenirs made from Elm Tree at Settlers Fork Park."
Presentation of clocks made from elm tree
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Presentation of clocks made from the old elm tree to representatives of Wanner and Preston Mennonite Churches during the program at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "Presentation of Clocks made from Elm Tree To Wanners and Preston Mennonite Churches."
Historic displays in basement of Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Historic display consisting of books, photos, newspaper clippings, and quilts in the basement of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Displays in Basement."
Barbecue at Settlers Fork Park
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Community members assisting with and getting food from the barbecue under a tent during the picnic at Settlers Fork Park. Caption in album reads: "Barbecue."