This is a postcard of Chortitza village provides an overview of the village, as well as a view of the Mennonite Church, the telephone and post office, and the great oak tree (HR 53). N:335. (2 prints).
This is a photo of the "starschij" and the "gefreiter" (Senior and Corporal) of the forestry Scherebkowo with their "Ekonom-minister" Nikolai Friesen, father of the Elder N. N. Friesen known in Canada. Friesen was a t...
Taken at a farewell party. During the 1920s many families emigrated from Russia, going mostly to Canada. Relatives, friends, and play-mates had to part. They did not know whether they would ever see each other again. The young people often organ...
This is a photo of Abraham Peters (left), minister of the Mennonite Brethren church and son of the Margenau Elder Peters. Peters died in Canada, just like his father, at a very advanced age. Next to him is the evangelist and preacher Jakob Reimer....
Abram Claassen and Mrs. Helene Marg, born Claassen from Prangenau in the Danzig area with their family. To the right on the photo their son Ernst. Abram Claassen died during the flight in 1945 and Ernst was shot by a low flying plane. [HR 36]
This is a photo of Abram A. Bergmann (1853-1920). When still a child, he came to Russia with his parents. He was an estate owner and served many years on the Board of "Bethania" institute. [HR 98]
This is a photo of Abram A. Friesen, teacher at the Commerce School. Later on he was a delegate for the Mennonites of Russia when they were seeking a way to emigrate. He died in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan. [HR 183]
This is a photo of Abram A. Neufeld (1862-1909), principal of the Chortitza Central School from 1890 to 1905, and Director of a Realschool at Berdjansk from 1905-1909. [HR 146]
