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Future site of the museum. Sign posted beside the road. The remnants of a house are visible among the trees to the right.

Five men talk informally at the ground-breaking ceremony for the museum. Second from right P.J.B. Reimer?

Used in CM 14-25-3 with art. The Artifacts Building of the museum is nearing completion. There is still snow on the ground. A drilling rig stands at right, drilling a well that will supply the village museum with water.

Negative only (2 similar copies). View of the outside of the completed Artifacts Building of the museum in late Spring or early Summer. The sign giving the architect & contractor is at left in front of the building.

Used in CM 15-24-3. Father & son team, J.J. (right) & Norman (left) Reimer, pres. of MHSM, stand on the mezzanine floor of the Artifacts Building.

Negatives only (2). Close-up view used in CM 15-24-3. J.J. Reimer, pres. of MHSM stands beside a replica of the village of Kleefeld, the work of Isaac T. Wiens. Second neg. gives a fuller view of the village replica.

Negatives only (3). J.J. Reimer & his son Norman are in conversation with another man in front of the new Artifacts Building. In 2 neg. only J.J. Reimer & the other man are shown.

Negatives only (3). Three views of J.J. Reimer, pres. of MHSM & museum board in front of new Artifacts Building of the museum. In one he is closer up, with outstretched arm.

J. J. Reimer stands beside some of the artifacts on display in the new museum building - a baby carriage, butter churn, etc. Three men (including Norman Reimer) are visible in the bkgd. talking.

Negatives only (4); #1 to 4. Various poses of J.J. Reimer, pres. of museum & his son Norman, architect for the museum. Taken in the town of Steinbach (they precede neg.#5 of 1994-14.1816)? Various businesses seen in the bkgd.

Negatives only (3). Negative #10 was used in CM 15-24-68. House & attached barn, moved to the museum from Winkler area, represent pioneer construction. To right of house & barn a log house is being reconstructed.

Negative only (dark exposure). J.J. Reimer & his son Norman are in front of the house & barn which were moved to the museum. See 1994-14.1825 for photos of the buildings.

Negatives also (3 similar ones). Negative#8 was used in CM 15-35-1. Gerhard Lohrenz, Wpg. pastor & dir. of MHSM addresses a gathering of 2000 at the official opening of the museum, Sept. 3, 1967. C.f.1994-14.1828 which is closer up.

Negatives also (5). Negative#2 used for photo of J.J. Reimer shaking the hand of Judge Sparling? for Duff Roblin (see CM 15-35-2) in front of the door of the Artifacts Building which still has a ribbon tied to it.