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Toews, David, 1870-1947
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Abraham A. Friesen fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1958

This fonds consists primarily of correspondence, official negotiations, and memos of the Studienkommission (1920-1921), the study commission sent to North America by Mennonites in Russia to investigate immigration possibilities; and of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization (1922-1926), founded to facilitate the immigration. There is extensive correspondence between Friesen and David Toews, Benjamin H. Unruh, Benjamin B. Janz, Peter H. Unruh, and other Mennonite leaders.

Several files deal with the case of "the 62", sixty two young male Mennonite refugees who left Russia for the United States via Constantinople in the early 1920s.

Some genealogical material for Russian Mennonite emigrants for the 1920s can be found here. The "notebooks" folder includes Friesen's passport and diaries.

Friesen, Abram A., 1885-1948

An aerial photograph of Toews Lake

An aerial photograph (survey photograph) of Toews Lake located north of Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Related article in CM 17-11-8. The provincial government named the lake in 1964 in honour of Mennonite leader David Toews. Toews Lake is located Latitude 57 degrees 17 minutes and Longitude 105 degrees 00 minutes.

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Bishop David Toews

  • CA MHSS UNK 105
  • Item
  • ca.1920

Bishop Toews at Immigration Office seated behind a table

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Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization

This is a photo of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization taken at the meeting when David Toews resigned as chairman. Back row (left to right): William Hildebrandt (Jordan Station), D. J. Janzen (Gem), D. D. Rempel (Hague) and J. N. Hoeppner (Altona). Middle row (left to right): Abram H. Harder (Beamsville), J.H. Enns (Winnipeg), C. A. DeFehr (Winnipeg), G. J. Derksen (Yarrow), D. H. Epp (Rosthern), J. G. Rempel (Rosthern) and Jacob Gerbrandt (Drake). First row (left to right): B.B. Janz (Coaldale), C. F. Klassen (Winnipeg), David Toews (Rosthern), Daniel P. Enns (Rosthern), Alvah S. Bowman (Guernsy) and J. J. Thiessen (Saskatoon). [HR 213]

Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization

This item is a group picture of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. Front (l-r): Benjamin B. Janz, Cornelius F. Klassen, David Toews, D.P. Enns (secretary-treasurer), Alvah S. Bowman (vice-chairman), Jacob J. Thiessen (chairman). Middle (l-r): A.H. Harder, Aelterster Johann H. Enns, Cornelius A. DeFehr, Gerhard J. Derksen, Dietrich H. Epp, Johann G. Rempel, Jacob J. Gerbrandt. Back (l-r): William Hildebrand, D.J. Janzen (representative of Alberta committee), D.D. Rempel (representative of Saskatchewan committee), Aeltester Jakob N. Hoeppner. See Mennonite Exodus by Frank H. Epp, p. 338.

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