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This collection contains photos of the experiences of men who were conscientious objectors to war in Canada during the Second World War and were assigned to work in an Alternative Service program. The photos are organized into the following categories:
1-2 camp; 3-11 individuals; 12-25 groups; 26-32 camp life; 33-42 camp cooks; 43-50 vistors; 51-54 misc. Items 1 to 50 were taken in British Columbia.

This photo is of the Forestry service reunion held at camp Assiniboia, Maniotba in the summer of 1968. A list of the men, their wives, where they lived at the time of the photo, where they served and when can be found in the Mennonitische Rundschau, August 21, 1968. -- Note this photo will be placed in the over sized section.

This photo is of a forestry service reunion held at Springstein, MB (now Camp Assiniboia). They had served in such places as Anadol, Asow, Razin, Altagier, Krim, Alt-Berdjan, Wladimir, Neu-Berdjan, Schwarzwald, Iswara, and Ananjew. The photo was published in "Der Bote" July 19, 1966 (and possibly in the Mennonitische Rundschau) with a list of the men's names, where they worked and the years they worked in the Forestry service. From left to right, front row: Jacob A. Toews, John G. Kroeker, A.D. Klassen, Peter Falk, Nick J. Dueck, Heinrich Koop, Peter J. Friesen, Gerhard Friesen, Franz Goertz, Johann Braun, Abram J. Penner, Heinrich Klassen, Nick P. Redekop, Peter J. Kornelson, Peter J. Falk, Peter Warkentin, C.J. Martens, Jacob Wiens, Peter J. Wiebe. Second row: Jacob J. Harder, C. Regehr, Jacob P. Rempel, Jacob J. Thiessen, G.H. Bergen, Gerhard G. Sawatzky, Franz P. Kroeker, Joahnn Hiebert, [there is a descrepency between to lists of names. One says the next person is Johann Hiebert, the other list (Rundschau?) states it is Abram Epp], Jacob Penner, P.K. Rempel, Hans Janzen, Abram Epp [part of the mix up?], David Dick, W.W. Schroeder, David D. Enns, Peter Kliewer, John P. Penner, A.P. Bergmann, John A. Neufeld, Gerhard Dueck, W.P. Lorenz, Wilhelm Guenther. Third row: Jacob Block, ?, Jacob Huebner, P.A. Neufeld, Heinrich Friesen, David Falk, Gerhard Neufeld, Gerhard Klassen, Franz Wiens, Jacob Paetkau, Zacharias Bartel, Johann C. Classen, Peter Unger, Abram lepp, Johann Wiens, Isaac Warkentin, Wilhelm Hiebert, Jacob Thiessen, Henry Martens, Jacob Braun, Heinrich Harder. Back row: Abram Loewen, A.A. Friesen, Wilhelm Rempel, Heinrich Janzen, Jacob Rempel, Harry Braun, Jacob Penner, Wilhelm Kaethler, Jacob Martens, Jacob Schellenberg, Abram Warkentin, Gerhard Wiens, Hans Epp, Abram Kliewer, Jacob Dyck, J.F. Martens, Jacob Rogolsky.