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CA-MHSBC-2018
A large photo which has not yet been scanned is filed in the map cabinet.
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143 North America delegates at Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren churches are posing outdoors at the side of a building. Back row (sixteenth from left): Jacob Siemens. Fourth row (ninth from left) : David Pankratz. Third row (twentieth from left): J.A. Toews. (twenty-first from left) Isaac Tiessen. (twenty-sixth from left) B.B. Fast, (twenty-eighth from left) Dietrich Rempel. Second row (second from left): Heinz Klassen. Front row (ninth from left): Johann Harder, (tenth from left): H.H. Janzen, (eleventh from left): B.B. Janz, (twelfth from left): A.H. Unruh, (eighteenth from left) F.C. Thiessen
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Family photo of Benjamin B. and Helene Janz taken in a studio. There is a table in the foreground covered with a white table cloth and several books. Standing (left to right) : Helene Janz, Maria Janz, Helene Janz, Margareta Toews, Maria Rahn, David Duerksen (son of Helene's late sister). Sitting (left to right) : Jacob Janz, Benjamin Janz (he appears to be holding a bouquet of flowers), parents Helene Janz and Benjamin Janz, John Toews and Peter Rahn.
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Portrait of Benjamin B Janz.
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Helen Janz is dressed in black finery, wearing a "Haube," signifying that she is a married woman.
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A portrait of B.B. Janz as a young man, formally dressed.
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A portrait picture of B.B. Janz.
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A photo of B.B. Janz with his son Jacob.
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A family picture of the B.B. Janz family. From left to right: father B.B. Janz, daughters Helena, Gertruda, Maria, son Jacob, mother Maria Rogalsky Janz. Seated on the table is their youngest daughter Martha. They are all dressed in dark clothing.
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Benjamin and his wife Maria are pictured in a beautiful garden setting.
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Maria Janz, holding a granddaughter, standing in a garden.
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B.B Janz, dressed in suit, vest and tie, cutting grass with a push mover.
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A portrait of the Janz family; appears to be taken in a studio.
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A portrait of B.B. Janz.
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B.B. Janz is sitting at a table writing.
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A group of men and one woman are seated around a table. All have writing material. B.B. Janz is third from left. Next to him is J.J. Thiessen. Jake Friesen is seated at the front of the table, third from the left.
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10 members (farmers) of a board meeting around a table.
Donated by Olga Berg.
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Two people traveling across the prairie on horse and buggy. It appears that they are pumping water from a well.
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A farmer, in formal dress, is standing behind a barrel close to a farmhouse.
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A large group of Mennonite leaders posing outdoors in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sitting on rug (left to right) : Jacob B. Janz, unknown, unknown. Sitting on bench (left to right) : Aron A. Toews, unknown, David Toews, Unknown, B.B. Janz. Third row (left to right) : unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, C.F. Klassen, unknown, D.D. Durksen, unknown, unknown.
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Mennonite Brethren church organization meeting in the hayloft of a barn.
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First Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church in 1929 measuring 32 by 52 feet. People are visiting just outside the steps of the church in winter time. There are two horses attached to a sled near the church.
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Dedication service done by Rev. Aaron Toews on January 25, 1929. The weather was 37 degrees below zero. Most people arrived by horse and sleighs however there are a two 1920's model cars in the photo.
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Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church south end addition 20 x 32 feet with basement.
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Mennonite Brethren church in Coaldale before the addition with two cars in the front of the building.
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Mrs. Maria Janz with her Mother sitting on the front bench on the right. Her mother was Gertruda (Wiens) Rogalsky born in Lindenau in 1849.
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The completed Mennonite Brethren church in Coaldale in 1939.
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The Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church being constructed in 1939. There are many men working on the roof of the church.
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Continuing the construction of the Coaldale MB Church.
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On the left is the Bible school building which was built in 1942 and remained in operation until 1965. On the right is the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church existing from 1939-1971.
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The interior of the Mennonite Brethren church in Coaldale in 1939. There is a piano on the right hand side of the stage, a large pulpit in the middle of the stage and many individual chairs likely for choir members.
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Mennonite Brethren church in Coaldale, Alberta with cars and trucks parked at the side of the church.
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Six men who were part of the building committee for the Coaldale MB church standing are standing on the steps of the church. Left to right : Isaac Berg, Peter Dueck, Franz Koop, Heinrich Koop, John Dick, Peter Epp.
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The second building committee of 10 men and the engineer, John Pankratz standing on the steps of the church. First row (left to right) : Peter Kornelsen, Peter Dueck, Peter Epp, J. Dick. Second row (left to right) : Franz Koop, Heinrich Koop, Jacob Siemens, Kornelious Siemens. Third row (left to right) : -----Froese, Abram Willms , Engineer John Pankratz.
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The architect and engineer of the church building project, John Pankratz.
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Children of B.B.Janz left to right : Jacob, Helen, Gertrude, Peter, Maria.
Donated by John B Toews
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Mr.Benjamin and Mrs. Maria Janz with grown children. Standing (left to right) : Helena (Janz) Thiessen, Jacob Janz, Gertrude Sieglinda (Janz) Wiens Sitting (left to right) Maria (Rogalsky) Janz, Dueck (Janz) Martha, Benjamin Janz.
Donated by John B. Toews
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Peter Janz is the son of Benjamin Janz, who was a minister in Canada.
Donated by John B. Toews
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Portrait of B.B. Janz from Coaldale, Alberta.
Donated by John B. Toews.
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Mr. Benjamin Toews in his winter coat at the docks.
Donated by John B. Toews
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B.B.Janz with his Uncle Abram and wife Neta, his brother Jakob and sisters Lena and Greta. Standing (left to right) Neta Toews, Abram Toews, Jakob Toews. Sitting (left to right) : Lena Janz, B.B. Janz, Greta Janz.
Donated by John B. Toews
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Mr. Benjamin Janz and Mrs. Maria (Rogalsky) Janz visiting with friends in California in their garden.
Donated by John B. Toews
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Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Maria (Rogalsky) Janz sitting on a couch in someone's living room visiting in California.
Donated by John B. Toews
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This is the first Mennonite Brethren church in Coaldale, Alberta with the congregation gathered around the out side of the church building.
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First Mennonite Brethren church building and the congregation gathered in front of the church.
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Men of the Coaldale Mennnonite Brethren church congregation assembled outside the building in front of a tree.
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Coaldale Menonnite Brethren church missions conference with the attendees at the conference.
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Canadian Mennonite Brethren conference which took place in the Coaldale, Alberta in 1939. Visitors and ministers gathered in the front of the church on the steps. Dr. A.H. Unruh (who was moderator in 1939) is standing in the front row, third person from the right.
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Conference in session. Dr. A.H. Unruh is standing behind the pulpit. The recording secretary that year was Heinrich Regehr sitting beside a table near the front of the church.
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Women and children outside the church during conference sessions
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Men gathered outside the Coaldale church at the Canadian Mennonite Brethren conference.
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Women and girl and some men standing at the top of the stairs on the right who served and worked at the general conference.
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Men and Women who served and worked at the general conference. All the women are wearing identical uniforms and most of the men are dressed in white shirts and ties.
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All the servers walking to the church to help serve at the conference.
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A portrait of David Schapansky.
Donated by Laura Unger
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Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren church Sunday school picnic at the farm of P. Langemann.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Sunday school teachers standing on the steps in the front of the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Coaldale Sunday school students and teachers standing on the steps of the church.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Coaldale youth group (all women) meeting outside under the trees on someone's yard.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Coaldale youth group of twenty eight men and women members gathered outside.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Coaldale youth gathered outside.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church ladies group consisting of 22 members pictured outside.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Ladies group at the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church.
Donated by John B Toews.
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Large ladies group of women of various ages gathered outside in front of a large tree.
Donated by John B Toews.
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A studio portrait of Liese Dick who was single and later in life married Gerhard Wall. She is an aunt to Ted Regehr GM# 135711.
Donated by John B Toews.
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This is a portrait of David Schapansky. See Fonds 112, Series 3, File 78 for information in David's autobiography.
Donated by Laura Unger.