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Thiessen, Clara Elsie, 1938-2021
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35 volunteers

35 volunteers

Individual portraits of 35 volunteers at the Mennonite Historical Society. First row (left tor right) : David Nickel, Clara Thiessen, Ben Stobbe, Ben Braun, Agnes (Braun) Loewen. Second row (left to right) : Erma Wiebe, Erica Suderman, Ed Hildebrand, Dolores Harder, David Giesbrecht. Third row (left to right) : Helen Rose (Goertzen) Pauls, Helen (Block) Nickel, Frank Toews, Ethel (Brandt) Suderman, Esther (Epp) Harder. Fourth row (left to right) : John B. Toews, Jean (Schmidt) Neufeld, Jake Geddert, Jugo Friesen, Helga Rempel..
Fifth row (left to right) : Luella Enns, Louise Price, Lora (Neufeldt) Sawatsky, Laura (Redekopp) Unger, John Konrad. Sixth row (left to right) : MaryLou Braun, MaryAnn (Friesen) Quiring, Mary (Konrad) Epp, Marie Derksen, Lydia (Martens) Isaak. Seventh row (left to right) : Sandy Massic, Robert Martens, Richard Thiessen, Peter Neudorf, Nellie Epp.

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600 voice male choir

600 men singing with Clara Thiessen as Pianist and Tilly Hamm as Organist.Three guest singers : left to right : Bill Reimer, Lawrence Fast, Peter Koslowsky. Back row (left to right) ; unknown, George Wiebe, unknown, unknown, Herman Driediger, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Abe Klassen, unknown, Nick Reimer. Fourth row (left to right) : Jake Wiens, Herb Stobbe, John Thiessen., unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, John Suderman, Jake Derksen. Third row (left to right) : George Reimer, bill Klassen, Henry Janzen, Herb Giesbrecht, unknown, Ernie Schmidt, unknown unknown, Abe Kroeker, John Kroeker unknown, unknown, unknown, Jack Suderman, unknown. Second row (left to right) : Alvin Toews, unknown, Abe Esau, John Janzen, unknown, unknown, Jake Toews, Jack Enns, Henry P. Neufeld, Ernie Block, Walter Hamm, Al Goossen, Dave Abrahams, unknown, unknown, Ben Doerksen, unknown. First row (left to right) ; unknown, unknown, Abe Neufeld, Rolly Neufeld, unknown, George Friesen, Peter Penner, unknown, unknown, Peter Suderman, unknown, John Enns, Rudy Martens, unknown, Nick Wiens, unknown, unknown.

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Bethel Choir and Valley String Orchestra

Bethel Choir and Valley String Orchestra

A fifty-four voice choir with orchestra and conductor Menno Neufeld with Walter Neufeld in charge of the orchestra. Back row (left to right) : Rita (Baerg) Thiessen, Hildegarde (Hein) Baerg, Lydia (Thiessen) Koslowsky, Ruth (Thiessen) Klassen, John Koslowsky, John Thiessen, Herb Stobbe, Rudy Baerg, Victor Martens, Rudy Martens, Martha Thiessen, unknown, Erna Block, Betty (Riesen) Janzen. Second Row (left to right) : unknown, Tina (Neufeld) Fast, Agnes (Derksen) Kornelson, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Anne (Stobbe) Neufeld, Ruth Thiessen, Lori (Janzen) Friesen, unknown, unknown. First row (left to right) : George Unger, Anna Toews, unknown, Clara Thiessen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Abe Neufeld, Cliff Hiebert, John Neumann, unknown, Lottie (Goertz) O'Malley, unknown, unknown, Kathy Toews, Menno Neufeld (conductor). Orchestra : Left to right: Heidi (Sawatsky) Hein, (violinist) unknown, Walter Neufeld (violinist), Frank Dyck (violinist), Jake Toews (Violinist), Rudy Dyck (Violinist), John Derksen (Cello), unknown unknown, Rudy Reimer (Violinist), unknown.

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Bethel Choir and Valley Symphony Orchestra

A newspaper article taken from the Canadian Mennonite features the Bethel choir with Valley Symphony Orchestra with conductor Menno Neufeld and Walter Neufeld as first chair violinist. Back row (left to right) : Erna Tilitzky, Rita (Gugenheimer) Nickel, Betty Funk, Lydia Koslovsky, Rita Thiessen, John Thiessen, unknown, Al Wilms, Ben Neufeld, Rudy Baerg, John Harder, unknown. Third row (left to right) : Betty (Stobbe) O'Malley, Bertha Loewen, unknown, Helga (Olfert) Stobbe, Clara Thiessen, unknown, Ivan Friesen, Howard Dyck, Jake Dueck, unknown, Esther Franz, unknown. Second row (left to right) : Alice (Sawatsky) Willms, unknown, Agnes Doerksen, Agnes (Boldt) Bartch, Peter Wall, unknown, unknown, unknown, Bob Reimer, Mary Klassen, Nancy (Martens) Dyck. First row (left to right) : Liese Nickel, Kathy Peters, Heidi Olfert, unknown, Ed Balzer, unknown, Cliff Hiebert, Herb Koslowsky, Ruby Goertz, Linda (Dyck) Hiebert, Edith (Bargen) Fehr, Louise (Bergen) Price. Orchestra : Two violinists : left to right : John Klassen, Jake Toews, John Reimer. Below the platform Left to right : George Unger (Organist), Victor Neufeld, Dorthy Balzer, Jean Guenther, unknown, Walter Neufeld, Menno Neufeld (conductor), Helen (Klassen) Konrad, Robert Martens, John Balzer, Walter Rempel, Bev (Penner) Martens, Elsie Thiessen.

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Clara Elsie Thiessen fonds

  • CA MHSBC 308
  • Fonds
  • 1938-2021

This fonds contains the following series:
1) Obituary, clippings, ephemera - (1 file) Box 449
2) Student Records, 1945-1958; College/University Records,1959-1966 - (2 files) Box 449
3) Piano Lesson Notes and Music Awards/Diplomas - (2 files) Box 449
4) Programs - (1 file) Box 449
5) Personal Annotated Music Books - (5 files) Box 449

  • The Organ - John Stainer
  • Organ Voluntaries - A. Schreiner
  • Organ Works - J.S. Bach
  • Sechs Chorale - J.S. Bach
  • Mendelssohn Book of Organ Music - A. Wildman arr.
  • The Organ in Church - F. W. Asper
  • Wedding and Sacred Music -AMSCO Music Publ.
  • Mendelssohn Made Practical - E. J. Lorenz
  • Messiah Organ Reduction - G.F. Handel
  • Messiah Vocal Score with Piano Accompaniment - G.F. Handel
  • Notenbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach - J. S. Bach

Thiessen, Clara Elsie, 1938-2021

Clara Thiessen

Clara Thiessen

Informal photo. Used in the CM 12-32-4 when she rec'd a trophy for the highest marks in A.R.C.T. piano exams in B.C. She was on the faculty at MBBI, Clearbrook, B.C.

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Columbia Bible Institute Chorale

Columbia Bible Institute Chorale

CBI Chorale in concert dress, with conductor Rudy Baerg, posing outdoors. The women are wearing long white dresses and the men are dressed in white shirts, dark sleeveless vests, dark bowties and plaid pants.

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Columbia Chorale

Columbia Chorale

Columbia Chorale which consisted of 35 students with conductor Rudy Baerg.
Back row (left to right) : unknown, unknown. Fourth row (left to right) : Wes Geddert, Wendell Unrau, Sharon Durksen, Henry Ewert,
Third row (left to right) : Irm Kornelson, unknown, Carol Lind, Bill Koop, Evelyn Janzen, unknown, Marlene Friesen, unknown. Second row (left to right) : unknown, Pete Krahn, Marlene Boschman, Gwen Dueck, Grace Hildebrand, Rob Wiebe, Helen Friesen, Vange Enns, Rudy Baerg. First row (left to right) : Clara Thiessen, Debbie Dyck, Eva Brown, Albert Langeman, unknown, Les Neufeld, Carol Funk, Ron Davis. Sqatting (left to right) : Walt Klassen, Alfred Wiebe, Ralph Peters, unknown.

Unknown

Double trio

Double trio

Double trio with pianist, Clara Thiessen, seated at the piano. Standing (left to right): Edith Balzer, Gaye Friesen, Betty (Stobbe) McNally, Esther Reimer, Ruth Thiessen, Joyce (Warkentin) Friesen.

Faculty members

Faculty members

A group of 8 faculty members, (left to right): Helmut Janzen, Clara Thiessen, John Epp, Abe Klassen, H.H. Janzen, Nick Dyck, H.H. Nikkel

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Graduates

Graduates

A group photo of the 1958 graduates of Mennonite Educational Institute likely taken in a studio. Back row (left to right) : Wieganel Dyck, Vic Sawatsky, Vic Dirks, John Suderman, Vern Epp, Rudy Klassen, Helmut Doerksen, Neil Klassen, Dave Rempel ; Middle row (left to right) ; Clara Thiessen, Jake Wiebe, Nick Peters, Walt Dahl, Ed Rempel, Dave Froese, Bill Riediger, John Hiebert, Martha Dyck ; First row (left to right) : Rita Wiebe, Anita Koslowsky, Lydia Epp, William Neufeld (teacher), Donna Enns, Elizabeth Wieler, Winnifred Pauls, Eleanor Driediger.

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