- CA MAO XV-78-035
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- 17 Sept 2000
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Anniversary choir singing during the joint worship service at Preston Mennonite Church. Caption reads: "Celebration Choir."
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Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Anniversary choir singing during the joint worship service at Preston Mennonite Church. Caption reads: "Celebration Choir."
Elm tree plaque at Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Plaque for the old elm tree at Settlers Fork Park on display at Preston Mennonite Church. Plaque reads: "In 1800, the first permanent settlers began to arrive in this general area. They were mostly Mennonite families from Pennsylvania who had travelled here by horse-drawn conestoga wagons. The confluence of the Grand and Speed Rivers indicated to these pioneers that they had arrived at their destination. Their family names were Bechtel, Betzner, Biehn, Bock, Kinzie, Reichert, Sherk and Wismer. Nathaniel Dodge, a fur trader and former squatter, also settled in the area at this time. The original settler on this site was Joseph Bechtel who arrived in 1802, and who was ordained a Mennonite minister in 1804." Includes three photos and one painting of the elm tree and a a note that reads: "Erected by the 200th Anniversary Committee of the Preston and Wanner Mennonite Churches 2000." Caption in album reads: "The Elm Tree Plaque. The Plaque and Settlers Fork Park Signs were removed to Preston Mennonite Church after ceremony."
Historic displays in basement of Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Historic display consisting of books, photos, newspaper clippings, and quilts in the basement of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Displays in Basement."
Historic displays in basement of Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Historic display consisting of books, photos, and quilts in the basement of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Historic Displays in Basement."
Historic displays in basement of Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Historic display of a number of quilts in the basement of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Historic Displays in Basement."
Joint worship service at Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Community members gathered for a joint worship service at Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Sunday Sept 17 200th Anniversary Memorial Service."
Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Album of photos taken during the 200th Anniversary celebrations of the Mennonite Churches of Cambridge (Wanner and Preston Mennonite Churches) from September 15 to 17, 2000.
The weekend began on Friday night with a banquet and program at Fairview Mennonite Home. Saturday featured a picnic and program at Linear Park. A portion of this park was on this day was renamed Settlers Fork Park. A commemorative plaque was unveiled for the stump of an old elm tree at the park, and clocks made from the tree's wood were presented to representatives of the Preston and Wanner churches. This was followed by tours of the Pioneer Tower, Sherk homestead, Blair, Hagey, and Wanner cemeteries, and Preston and Wanner Mennonite churches. The weekend concluded on Sunday with a joint worship service and finger food lunch at Preston Mennonite Church.
Hagey, Sherwood
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Interior view of Preston Mennonite Church looking towards the pulpit. Caption in album reads: "Preston Mennonite Church."
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
View of the exterior of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Preston Mennonite Church."
Preston Mennonite Church gallery
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Interior view of Preston Mennonite Church looking towards the gallery. Captions in album read: "Preston Mennonite Church" and "gallery."
Pulpit Bible in memory of Bishop Ben Shantz at Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Pulpit Bible in memory of Bishop Ben Shantz displayed in front of the communion table of Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Pulpit Bible in memory of Bishop Ben Shantz."
Table decorations at Preston Mennonite Church
Part of Mennonite Churches of Cambridge 200th Anniversary photograph album
Decoration consisting of pieces of narrow tree trunks, branches, leaves, and paper cutouts in the shape of pioneer men and women on display in Preston Mennonite Church. Caption in album reads: "Table Decoration."