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Negs only, 2. Anne Giesbrecht? (left), secretary of the Canadian Mennonite Youth Organization, hands a cheque to H. J. Gerbrandt (right), executive officer of Mennonite Pioneer Mission. The CMYO raised money to build a mission chapel at Cross Lake, Manitoba for MPM. See CM articles: 4-30-7, 5-27-4, 5-41-5

Used in CM 7-16-1. Missionaries Rev. and Mrs. (Margaret) Hamm are the northernmost workers of the Mennonite Pioneer Mission, stationed at Cross Lake, Man. Here they stand in front of the MPM snowmobile. The photo was used to introduce the specail feature on MPM in this issue. See other photos related to MPM.

Negative only of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neufeld outside in front of a building. They were stationed at Pauingassi, Little Grand Rapids, Man. See photo of Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers at a field conference in the CM 7-16-5, when this photo likely was taken. See also 2010-14.342 where Mrs. Neufeld wears a the same skirt as in this photo.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Gerbrandt of Altona, Man., who attended the field conference at Loon Straits stand in front of building. He was the secretary of the MPM board. See photos in feature article in CM 7-16-5-7 and related MPM photos of the workers.

Group of Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers plus additional people, at the field conference at Loon Straits. See photos in feature article in CM 7-16-5-7 and related MPM photos of the workers, for eg. 2010-14.339-341.

This photo shows the Unrau family at Matheson Island, Manitoba. Front row (l-r): Mabel, Larry and Phyllis. Back row: Jake Unrau, Trudie Unrau, Pat and Heidi. They are standing outside on a sunny summer day in front of the door to their house.

This photo shows five children of Jake and Gertrude Unrau at Matheson Island with their dog. They are (l-r): Pat, Larry, Mabel, Phyllis and Heidi. They are outside on a sunny winter day.

This photo shows five children of Jake and Trudie Unrau at Matheson Island outside in the winter time, posing in front of the the MPM snow mobile.

This photo shows a white woman with several aboriginal children on the beach in Northern Manitoba. The women is probably a Mennonite Pioneer Mission worker.

This photo shows Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers -- Jake Wiebe in the foreground and his wife Helen and a daughter further back, at Loon Straights, Manitoba.

This photo shows a person walking across a narrow bridge made of several wooden planks in Loon Straits, Manitoba.
"There were a number of points in Loon Straits where the dwellings were separated by low-lying swampy areas that easily flooded when Lake Winnipeg levels rose and this is one of those."

This photo shows pilot Johnny Kehler (left) and George Groening (right) standing beside the single propeller plane that is parked on the snow at Matheson Island.

This photo shows Henry Neufeld holding his daughter Carol, and Elna Neufeld, holding new born son, Gerald.

This photo shows two men carrying a canoe in a wooded area. The location is uncertain. It could be Grand Rapids, but family members say it is more likley to be Little Grand Rapids or Paunguassi