Anna (Wiens) Rempel, grandmother of Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck, was a teacher and principal of a large kindergarten in Halbstadt. Anna’s husband Dietrich was taken away in 1941 with all the other men of the area. They were sent to Siberia where they died of hard labour and starvation. In 1941 to 1943 when the German army occupied the Ukraine, Anna continued her work as principal in the kindergarten. She was a very creative teacher and known for the plays she produced with young children, as illustrated here, where a number of the children are in costume. The children in the front row are in rabbit costumes. Another time she performed a play about the seven dwarfs with the kindergarten children (shown on another photo which Elfrieda also has). Anna also assisted the older students. Elfrieda remembers her grandmother helping her grade 8 class to perform shadow plays.
Formal photo of OMBS double trio, one of the women's singing groups. Used in "North Star" p.43. Two of the women are wearing plaid, pleated skirts, the other 4, plain dresses. See also 1995-1.192 for mixed chorus.
Studio photo of graduates of the OMBS&I. The women are in the front row, all wearing white dresses. The men are behind them in the middle & back rows, some men wearing plaincoats.
Group photo of first year students of OMBS, 1951. Taken outside, church building in the background. See "The North Star" 1951 issue where this photo was used & names of students are given.
Group photo of teachers & pupils of the Vineland School, taken outside (school building in bkgd.), 1923. From the S.F. Coffman Collection. Important re. Coffman family.
Group photo of the students of the Ontario Mennonite Bible School (Institute) during the first year of the twelve week course; before it had been a six week course.
Individual formal photos of OMBS graduates, 1962, with names & office (vice-pres. & sec.) & sponsor, Dale Shumm. At bottom center name of the school & year are given. Used in the "North Star" pp.24f.
Individual photos of OMBI graduates, 1956, grouped in circular fashion, with names & office (pres. & sec.); school name in the center. The individual photos are the same as those in the "North Star" pp.33f.
Individual photos of OMBI graduates, 1962, with names & office (pres. & treas.), also faculty sponsor, Dale Schumm. Name of school in the center. Student photos used in "North Star" pp.18-22.
Individual photos of OMBS&I graduates, 1963, grouped in circular fashion, with their names & office (pres., sec.); school's name in center, H. Schultz, sponsor. Used in "North Star" pp.54-57, except for Margaret Wideman's
Jesse B. Martin shaking hands with Ross Bender at Rockway Mennonite School graduation in Kitchener (Ontario). Amsey Martin standing to right of Jesse B. Martin.
