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A group of men during their time of Alternative
A group of men during their time of Alternative Service. Jakob Bergen, Elvera’s father is seated, the 3rd from the left. The man seated 1st at the left may by Martin Duerksen, brother-in-law of Jakob Bergen. This is one of four pictures which he sent home to the family while working in Alternative Service during WW I. See M2004Goe # 3, 4, and 5 which are related to Alternative Service.
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Alternative Service cabin at Montreal River camp
Photo is of a log cabin on the grounds of the Twilight Resort in Montreal River Harbour, Ontario. The cabin housed Mennonite Alternative Service men during World War II. Carved into one of the logs are the names of Alternative Service workers Wilmer Wagler (Shakespeare, Ontario), Emerson Wagler (Shakespeare, Ontario), Moses G. Martin and Joe Martin (Wallenstein, Ontario). The man identified as Moses G. Martin could possibly be Morris Martin or Mahlon Martin; no Moses G. Martin is found in the Alternative Service lists.
Fletcher, Ruth
Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan
Alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan, British Columbia in 1943. This is a picture of some camp buildings.
Fretz, John L.
Personal papers of a Goshen College professor of education and psychology. Materials include not only his faculty papers, but also materials pertaining to service work with Civilian Public Service and Mennonite Central Committee Europe prior to his academic career.
Beechy, Atlee, 1914-2000
Barracks at Civilian Public Service Camp #31
Barracks at Civilian Public Service Camp #31
Richert, Paul H., 1918-1984
Betty Klassen conscientious objector photo collection
This collection is about conscientious objectors and alternative service, including the men working at Camp Giekie, posing for photos at the camp, out on the job (tree planting, snag falling) eating, their living quarters etc. Also included is a photo of personnel at Camp Q7 (Loveland Lake, Campbell River, BC). Also some photos of a reunion in 1986.
Bunkhouse at the alternative service work camp at Cowichan
Bunkhouse at the alternative service work camp at Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, ca. 1943. Interior shot.
Fretz, John L.
On photo reverse: C. O. Camp, left to right: Joe Mattishaw (foreman), Abram Watson (Timekeeper), Bill Herbert, John Friesen, Clyde Woolard and myself. Taken on a sunday morning.
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Photos of Conscientious Objector Camp
Bartel, Elmer
Reunion of conscientious objectors at Rosthern
Block, Gladys N. Driedger, 1942-
Case Files of Conscientious Objectors Court-Martialed during World War I
98 case files on microfilm containing the transcripts of courts-martial of 131 conscientious objectors during World War I. The records originate from the National Archives' Record Group 153 (United States. Army, Office of the Judge Advocate General). The name index to the microfilm in this finding aid is arranged alphabetically, as are the case files on microfilm. Researchers should note that these case files contain two courts-martial in which multiple conscientious objectors were tried together.
United States. Army. Office of the Judge Advocate General
Caption on back: "cave made at camp."
Sauder, Stanley
Christian L. and Mina Roth Graber Papers 1840-1973
Personal papers of Christian L. Graber and Mina Roth Graber, consisting of correspondence, diaries, sermons, scrapbooks, geneological records, and information about Christian L. Graber's time as a conscientious objector during World War I, his stint as a relief worker, and his service to Mennonite Central Committee.
The papers are divided into the following series:
(1) Correspondence
(2) Sermons and Writings
(3) Personal and Family Records
(4) War, Peace, and Relief Work
(5) Business, Legal, and Estate Files
(6) Subject Files and Miscellaneous
(7) Mina Roth Graber Diaries
(8) Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Miscellaneous
Graber, Christian L., 1895-1987
Civilian Public Service Camp No. 58 (Farnhurst, Del.) Collection 1942-1949, 1990-2013
This collection documents the activities of members of the Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #58 in Farnhurst, Delaware from 1942 through 1946. Camp reunion files give insight into how the CPS experience affected the lives of those who served. Included are D. Paul Miller's personal scrapbook during his time of service, materials related to the camp's softball team (the Red Comb Arrows), The Crusaders Quartet, and later circle letters and reunion documents.
Miller, David Paul, 1917-2018