The collection contains photographs depicting aspects of Nicholas J. Fehderau's family's life in the city of Halbstadt (Ukraine) and on his family's farming estate up to 1924, when he immigrated to Canada. The Nicholas J. Fehderau photo collection includes more than the 83 scanned images in this collection (see also NP152 for more photographs). The collection documents the assumptions, motivation, vision, and everyday life of one Mennonite estate family, the Fehderau family.
This photo is of the house of Nicholas J. Fehderau's parents, on the corner of Poststrasse and Zentraljnana in Halbstadt, Ukraine. Nicholai is standing in front of the house.
This photo is of the Jakob and Maria Fehderau family in 1913-1914. Back row: Peter, Marie (Manja), Jakob (Jascha) Front row: Papa, Nickolai (Kolja), Mama, Elizabeth (Liese), Katharina (Tina).
This photo is of a Mennonite Central Committee delivery notice of aid ($10) for widow Fehderau and her family from Mr. Jonas A. Stucky of Kansas. This was during the time of famine in Ukraine. Jacoab Fehderau died in 1922. Note that Nickolai signed the certificate, indicating reception of the aid.
This photo is of a Mennonite Central Committee delivery notice of aid ($20) for widow Fehderau and her family from Mr. John Goering of Kansas. This was during the time of famine in Ukraine. Jacoab Fehderau died in 1922. Note that Nickolai signed the certificate, indicating reception of the aid.
This photo is of Nicholas J. Fehderau on his toy horse. (This photo was published in: John D. Rempel and Paul Tiessen, eds., "Forever Summer, Forever Sunday, Peter Gerhard Rempel's Photographs of Mennonites in Russia, 1890-1917.")
This photo is of Nicholas J. Fehderau with his mother, Maria (Bahnmann) Fehderau and his two sisters, Liese and Tina. (Nicholas was about 6 years of age in this photo.)
This photo is of Nicholas J. Fehderau with his sister, Tina, in the garden, facing Zentraljnana Strasse. An iron fence surrounded the property. The family pet dog, "Scharik," is on Tina's lap.
This photo is of some of the Fehderau family in their 7-seater Opel automobile. L-R: Manja, Father Fehderau, Peter (behind the wheel), Nicholas J. Fehderau, and Jascha.