This fonds has been organized into seven categories: -1) Diaries -2) Day planners -3) Journals -4) Church material -5) Sermons -6) Education -7) Christmas and New Years wishes.
This series consists of well wishes for Christmas and New Year written by Trudie Unrau's parents, Cornelius Giesbrecht and Aganetha Penner, when they were school children. This was a common tradtion in Mennonite familes during this time period. The wishes are published forms filled out. Also included are poems and coloured Sunday School materials.
This series consists of a collection of notebooks in which Jake and Trudie Unrau recorded their day to day activities. Some entries are short, containing only a sentence or two, while others are pages long. These diaries give a personal window into the lives of this missionary couple and the people with whom they worked. The diaries continue into their retirement years. A few entries are written in German.
This series has material that is related to the different aspects of church life. Financial records, attendance books, and minutes of church meetings can all be found within this series. A number of sermons can also be located here. The church records come from various locations including Matheson Island, Manigotogan, Selkirk, and Winnipeg. The papers relate to the Unrau's missionary work among Native people in Manitoba: Mennonite Pioneer Mission correspondence (1949, 1957-1972), Indian and Metis conferences (1960-1969), and various writings on resource development in northern Manitoba.
This series consists of sermon notes and other material he collected for his sermons. The majority of the sermons are divided by year. Some sermons have been placed together on a theme such as German sermons, or sermons used at Selkirk Christian Fellowship. Note: A few sermons can be found interspersed with the Church Material series.
This photo collection consists of black and white as well as colour photographs taken by Jake Unrau and Trudie Unrau in their work with Mennonite Pioneer Mission and Native Ministries. The photos date from [ca. 1948 -1989]. The photos have been arranged by Jacob Unrau as follows:
Matheson Island and area pictures #1-123
Manigotogan and area pictures #124-210
Selkirk and area pictures #211-237
Oklahoma, Montana USA #237-314
Walnut House also called Walnut Receiving Home #315-326
Metis church of Winnipeg #327-331
Agape Table #332-336
Y.O.U. [Youth Oppertunities unlimited] MURP, and Open Door #337-339.
Native Ministries staff photos #340-361
Camp Assiniboia family #362-395 The photos depict the environment where the Unraus worked including buildings, their family, native peoples and their customs, modes of transportation, sports, weddings, program activities such as native camp. At time of processing the following photos were missing. 7,9,165,229,230, 301, 302. Some numbers were omitted 13, 55, 127. There is a card index created by Jacob Unrau that correspond to the photos. The cards are yellow in colour. Some photos are duplicated in the slides.
This photograph shows all the children from Grade I - VIII including the teacher Don Sealey. Among the pupils are: Everett Monkman and Doreen Mowat. Other children were from Settees, Thommas, Kirkness, Orvis, Bennetts and others.
This photograph shows the construction of a crib dock. The men are sinking cribs by loading them with rocks, creating the support structure that will hold the dock to the lake bottom. Also seen are the Manitoba Fisheries and Keystone Fisheries ice houses.
