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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Photographs</titleproper>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia (repository)</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>1818 Clearbrook Road</addressline>
          <addressline>Abbotsford</addressline>
          <addressline>British Columbia</addressline>
          <addressline>V2T 5X4</addressline>
          <addressline>Telephone: 604-853-6177</addressline>
          <addressline>Fax: 604-853-6246</addressline>
          <addressline>Email: archives@mhsbc.com</addressline>
          <addressline>http://www.mhsbc.com</addressline>
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        <date normal="2025-09-25" encodinganalog="date">2025-09-25</date>
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        9 photographs    </physdesc>
      <repository>
        <corpname>Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia (repository)</corpname>
        <address>
          <addressline>1818 Clearbrook Road</addressline>
          <addressline>Abbotsford</addressline>
          <addressline>British Columbia</addressline>
          <addressline>V2T 5X4</addressline>
          <addressline>Telephone: 604-853-6177</addressline>
          <addressline>Fax: 604-853-6246</addressline>
          <addressline>Email: archives@mhsbc.com</addressline>
          <addressline>http://www.mhsbc.com</addressline>
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        <p>The donor of the photographs is Art Thiessen.  Is he GRANDMA #131080?</p>
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        <name id="atom_1985967_actor">Unknown</name>
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      <p>Published</p>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Braun and Thiessen family members</unittitle>
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          <unitdate normal="1924/1924" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1924</unitdate>
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        1 photograph : b&amp;w ; 18 x 12.5 cm    </physdesc>
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            <name id="atom_1974528_actor">Unknown</name>
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        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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        <scopecontent encodinganalog="3.3.1">
          <p>Braun and Thiessen families.  Back row (left to right) : Sara Braun, Nettie Thiessen, Tina Braun, Anna (Braun), Thiessen, Aron Thiessen, Nick Thiessen.  The couple in the front are Sara and Bernhard Thiessen.</p>
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        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Huebner, Sara Braun, 1911-1993</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Katharina Braun, 1908-1962</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Bernhard, 1871-1944</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Sara Siemens, 1881-1973</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Russia</geogname>
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          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Double Wedding</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.002</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1930-10-18/1930-10-18" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1930-10-18</unitdate>
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        1 photograph : b&amp;w ; 18 x 12.5 cm    </physdesc>
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            <name id="atom_1974569_actor">Unknown</name>
          </origination>
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        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>A double wedding celebration.  One bridal couple, Aron and Anna (Braun) Thiessen, are on the left of the photograph and the other couple, Gerhard and Katharina "Tina" (Braun) Wiebe are on the right of the photograph.  The brides Katharina and Anna are sisters. Gerhard and Katharina moved to Reesor, Ontario, soon after their marriage. The family moved to British Columbia in summer 1947.</p>
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        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Katharina Braun, 1908-1962</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Gerhard Heinrich, 1907-2000</persname>
          <subject>Weddings</subject>
          <geogname>Killarney (Manitoba)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
        </acqinfo>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Aron &amp; Annie Thiessen family</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.003</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1948/1948" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1948</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : b&amp;w ; 10 x 15 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/d/d/3/dd37ff25479562169862121c74e95015962bbbfb3f94f8998739ffcfb8e03de5/2022.028.003_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1974606_actor">Unknown</name>
          </origination>
        </did>
        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
        </odd>
        <scopecontent encodinganalog="3.3.1">
          <p>Aron and Annie Thiessen family.  Back row (left to right) : Barnard "Barney" Thiessen, Aron Thiessen (father),  Second row (left to right): Sarah (Thiessen) Wiens, John Thiessen, Henry Thiessen, Annie (Braun) Thiessen.  Front row (left to right) : Jake Thiessen, Art Thiessen, Mary (Thiessen) Partlow.</p>
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        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiens, Sarah Thiessen, 1932-2022</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, John, 1935-2016</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Jacob Arthur, 1941-2020</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Arthur Alfred, 1944-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Partlow, Mary (Thiessen),1946 -</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Heinrich "Henry", 1937-2003</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Bernhard, 1933-2018</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Aron &amp; Annie (Braun) Thiessen</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.004</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1973/1973" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1973</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : col ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/2/0/1/2011686089300d1063bd1eadd5bd39e65c177290fcd9bc0d83d770fa3884b56b/2022.028.004_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1974629_actor">Unknown</name>
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        </did>
        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
        </odd>
        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <subject>Portrait - couple</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Aron &amp; Annie Thiessen family at Christmas</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.005</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1981/1981" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1981</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : col ; 10 x 14 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/2/f/6/2f6219781a6328e6a63c9e55addda0b74d8b32608ed5708e12df17625520aa55/2022.028.005_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1974652_actor">Unknown</name>
          </origination>
        </did>
        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>Aron and Anna (Braun) Thiessen family celebrating Christmas.</p>
        </scopecontent>
        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Arthur Alfred, 1944-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Partlow, Mary Thiessen, 1946-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, John, 1935-2016</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Heinrich "Henry", 1937-2003</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiens, Sara Thiessen, 1932-2022</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Bernhard, 1933-2018</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Gwendolynn Fast, 1947-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Jacob Arthur, 1941-2020</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
        </controlaccess>
        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
        </acqinfo>
      </c>
      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Aron &amp; Annie Thiessen with family</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.006</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1981/1981" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1981</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : col ; 12.5 x 17.5    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/a/5/9/a59a50493f11ee83d2b91a533e82ef415c5aadfe881a42ea8c5d85aa26df2f9c/2022.028.006_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1976399_actor">Unknown</name>
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        </did>
        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>Aron and Anna (Braun) Thiessen family.  Back row (left to right) ; Art Thiessen, John Thiessen Rita (Berg) Thiessen, Norman Wiens, Howie Thiessen Barney Thiessen, Darryl Wiens.  Third row (left to right) : Jerry Partlow, Ruth (Thiessen) Thiessen, Brian Thiessen, Henry Thiessen, Diane (Thiessen) Dineen. Second row (left to right) : Mary (Thiessen) Partlow, Cindy Partlow, Annie (Braun) Thiessen, Sarah (Thiessen) Wiens, Sara (Ratzlaff) Thiessen, Tersa Thiessen, Bill Esau, Jake Thiessen,. First Row (left to right) : James Thiessen, Melissa Partlow, Annie (Braun) Thiessen, Kristen Essau, Aaron Thiessen, Rachel Esau, Mary Esau, Audrey Esau, Darrin Thiessen, Jason Thiessen, Gwen (Fast) Thiessen.</p>
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        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Rita (Berg), 1937-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, John, 1935-2016</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Bernhard, 1933-2018</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Heinrich, 1937-2003</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Esau, William "Bill" Isaac, 1949-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Jacob Arthur, 1941-2020</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Gwendolynn Fast, 1947-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Hulda "Ruth" (Thiessen), 1945-</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Thiessen siblings</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.007</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1962/1962" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1962</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : b&amp;w ; 9 x 13 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/0/0/3/0037f7b3373cf206d10a80fee1c6257f7a60a6a186e332e88421d03f735417e6/2022.028.007_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1976420_actor">Unknown</name>
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        </did>
        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>Three of the Thiessen siblings on the family farm on Huntingdon Road in Abbotsford, British Columbia. They are standing in front of a car outside their house.  Left to right : Marg (Thiessen) Esau, Mary (Thiessen) Partlow, Art Thiessen.</p>
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        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Arthur Alfred, 1944-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Partlow, Mary Thiessen, 1946-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Esau, Margaret Annie Thiessen, 1949-2021</persname>
          <subject>Siblings</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Wiebe family playing homemade instruments</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.008</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="2002/2002" encodinganalog="3.1.3">2002</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : col ; 9 x 12.5 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/3/c/a/3caa25076447d497f90d11edce95be88ad7d2bafe0cdcffdb4096e2dcf2ba565/2022.028.008_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
          <origination encodinganalog="3.2.1">
            <name id="atom_1976434_actor">Unknown</name>
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        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>Wiebe family, out in the garden,  playing music on homemade instruments.</p>
        </scopecontent>
        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Gerhard, 1931-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Arthur, 1932-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Frieda, 1934-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Heinrich G., 1938-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Jacob, 1939-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Peter MICHAEL, 1941-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, John, 1948-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Wilhelm Antony, 1952-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiebe, Cornelius "Neil", 1943-</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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        <acqinfo encodinganalog="3.2.4">
          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Aron &amp; Annie Thiessen family</unittitle>
          <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" countrycode="CA" repositorycode="MHSBC">264-1-2022.028.009</unitid>
          <unitdate normal="1972/1972" encodinganalog="3.1.3">1972</unitdate>
          <physdesc encodinganalog="3.1.5">
        1 photograph : col ; 20 x 25.5 cm    </physdesc>
          <dao linktype="simple" href="https://archives.mhsc.ca/uploads/r/mennonite-historical-society-of-british-columbia/3/0/3/3035ac779e83c705a49ad05b7917edeacff8b9e96ac5cd8803251a8d7391dcd8/2022.028.009_141.jpg" role="reference" actuate="onrequest" show="embed"/>
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            <name id="atom_1976459_actor">Unknown</name>
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        <odd type="publicationStatus">
          <p>Published</p>
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          <p>The Aron and Anna (Braun) Thiessen family.  4th row (left to right) : Jake Thiessen, Jerry Partlow, Bill Esau, John Thiessen, Art Thiessen, Barney Thiessen, Herb Wiens, Henry Thiessen.  3rd row (left to right) : Gwen (Fast) Thiessen with baby Darrin, Mary (Thiessen) Partlow with baby Cynthia, Margaret (Thiessen) Esau, Rita (Berg) Thiessen, Ruth (Thiessen) Thiessen, Sara (Ratzlaff) Thiessen, Sarah (Thiessen) Wiens.  2nd row (left to right) : Diane (Thiessen) Dineen, Connie Wiens, Stan Thiessen, Darryl Wiens, Howie Thiessen, Iris (Thiessen) Duncan, Norman Wiens.  First row (left to right) : Rob Thiessen, Brian Thiessen, Annie (Braun) Thiessen, Teresa Thiessen.</p>
        </scopecontent>
        <controlaccess>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Jacob Arthur, 1941-2020</persname>
          <name role="subject">Partlow, Gerald, 1944-2023</name>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, John, 1935-2016</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Arthur Alfred, 1944-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Bernhard, 1933-2018</persname>
          <name role="subject">Wiens, Herb, 1927-2009</name>
          <name role="subject">Thiessen, Henry, 1927-2009</name>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Gwendolynn Fast, 1947-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Partlow, Mary Thiessen, 1946-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Esau, Margaret Annie Thiessen, 1949-2021</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Rita (Berg), 1937-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Hulda "Ruth" (Thiessen), 1945-</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Wiens, Sarah Thiessen, 1932-2022</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Aron Bernhard, 1907-1982</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Thiessen, Anna Braun, 1904-1997</persname>
          <persname role="subject">Esau, William "Bill" Isaac, 1949-</persname>
          <subject>Families</subject>
          <geogname>Abbotsford (British Columbia)</geogname>
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          <p>Donated by Art Thiessen</p>
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