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Four teachers of the Elim Bible school sitting on a bench in front of the Mennonite Brethren church entrance in Yarrow, BC. Left-right: Jacob Regehr, C. C. Peters, Johannes A. Harder and Gerhard H. Sukkau.

Portrait of Peter Loewen taken in Russia. He is dressed in a very formal suit.

Portrait of Agatha (Nikkel) Braul, sister to Franz Nikkel. Could she be GM# 684377?

The first group of Mennonite settlers came to Yarrow, British Columbia in February 1928. In July they met at Yarrow Park on Eckert Road on the other side of Stewart Creek, which is now called Ratzlaff Road. Individuals on the picture are identified by number on the accompanying photo - 2011.016.026a. 1. George Epp, 2. Peter Giesbrecht, Jr, 3. Gerhard Hooge, 4. Gerhard Hooge, Sr, 5. Abraham “Joe” Klassen, 6. Johann Janzen, 7. Waldo Bahnman, 8. Aron Janzen, Sr, 9. Isaac Epp, 10. Johann Braun, 11. David Rempel, 12. Gerhard Derksen, 13. Wilmar Jantzen, 14. Aron Jantzen, Jr, 15. Jacob C. Krause, 16. Jacob Dyck, 17. Nickolai Reimer, Jr, 18. Daniel Thiessen, 19. Susanna (Giesbrecht) Thiessen, 20. Elizabeth (Wittenberg) Giesbrecht, 21. Maria (Rempel) Krause, 22. Sara (Peters) Reimer, 23. Jacob Epp, 24. John Bargen, 25. Elizabeth (Janzen) Epp, 26. Elisabeth Reimer, 27. Sarah Reimer, 28. Gertrude Reimer, 29. Katherine Derksen, 30. Tina Derksen, 31. Meta (Regier) Bahnman, 32. Benno Bahnman, 33. David Friesen, 34. Maria Hooge, 35. Isaak Sawatzky, 36. Elizabeth (Derksen) Thiessen, 37. Mary (Huebner) Bargen, 38. Helena (Klippenstein) Janzen, 39. Aganetha Sawatsky, 40. Nickolai Reimer, Sr, 41. Johann Braun, Jr., 42. John Rempel, 43. Cornelius Giesbrecht, 44. Peter Sawatzky, 45. Isaac Sawatsky, 46. Lena Epp, 47. George Doerksen, 48. Carl Krause, 49. Daniel Thiessen, Jr, 50. Louise Rempel, 51. Hannah Rempel, 52. Jacob Epp, Jr, 53. Henry Doerksen, 54. David Giesbrecht, 55. Gertude (Giesbrecht) Abrahams, 56. Lena Bargen, 57. Melita (Krause) Peters, 58. Susana (Siemens) Braun, 59. Menno Brown, 60. Elizabeth Thiessen, 61. Elizabeth (Giesbrecht) Dahl, 62. Mary Thiessen, 63. Maria (Dahl) Hooge, 64. Hilda (Bahnmann) Dyck, 65. Katharina (Epp) Dahl, 66. Mary (Giesbrecht) Friesen, 67. Agnes Thiessen, 68. Lena Wiens, 69. Mary (Epp) Neufeld, 70. Anne (Sawatsky) Thiessen, 71. Mary Thiessen, 72. Susan Epp, 73. Mary (Krause) Hamm, 74. Peter Epp, 75. Mary Reimer, 76. Naomi (Krause) Giesbrecht, 77. Elisabeth (Epp) Schmidt, 78. David Rempel, Jr., 79. Margaret (Thiessen) Derksen, 80. John Giesbrecht, 81. John Bargen, Jr, 82. Hertha (Bahnmann) Cramer, 83. unknown, 84. Wilfred Bahnman, 85. John Derksen, 86. Olga Bahnman

Dietrich Friesen was a music instructor.

Henry P. Schroeder, one of the instuctors at MBBI.

MEI basketball team. Front row (left to right) : Charlene Becker, Charles Loewen, Kyle Unger, Greg Falk, Shirleen Abraham.
Second row (left to right) : Arnie Dick (coach), Joel Krahn, Bryan Brandsma, Peter Loewen, Josh Loewen (asst. manager), Randy Thompson (manager). Third row (left to right) : Jon Phillips, Lance Parker, Don Petkau, Matt Driediger, Dan Loewen.

Choir at the Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren church. First row (left to right): John Suderman, Betty (Friesen) Falk, Erna (Spenst) Peters, Carol (Neumann) Wiebe, Lydia Toews, ….Rempel, unknown, Agnes (Heidebrecht) Ratzlaff, Lois (Warkentin) Thiessen, unknown. Second row (left to right) : Susie Thiessen, Kathy (Klassen) Neufeld, Irma (Driediger) Funk, Victor Thiessen, Henry Suderman, John Enns, Peter Suderman, Vern Heidebrecht, Ruth (Enns) Nickel, Ingrid (Sawatzky) Suderman, Katie (Siemens) Neufeld. Third row (left to right) : Kay Retzlaff, Elvira Driediger, Alice (Sawatsky) Willms, John Lenzmann, John Rempel, Henry Doerksen, Victor Friesen, Henry Rempel, ….Giesbrecht, Esther Franz, Esther (Doerksen) Loewen/Hiebert, Hedy (Sawatsky) Hein. Fourth row (left to right) : ….Koop, unknown, Agnes (Unger) Doerksen, Hartmut Doerksen, Ed Rempel, John Spenst, Harry Doerksen, ….Harder, Peter Enns, Erica (Sawatzky) Suderman.

Music group consisting of seven men posing in front of a house. First row sitting (left to right) : unknown, unknown, unknown. Standing second row (left to right) : Henry Dirksen, Jake Dirksen, Bill Peters, Aaron Schmidt

A formal picture of Anna (Reimer) Peters and Cornelius C. Peters. He was pastor of the Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren church from 1938-1944.

Roland Marsh as a guest speaker at a conference.

Pastors and Deacons of the Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren church. Top row (left to right) : David Friesen, Katarina (Voth) Friesen, Annie (Kornelsen) Brown, Henry Brown, John J. Unger , Aganetha (Thiessen) Unger, unknown, unkown, unknown, unknown, Jacob Isaak, Sara (Tiessen) Isaak, unknown, unknown, John Enns, Louise (Toews) Enns, Mrs. Aaron Schmidt, Aaron Schmidt, unknown, David, Neumann, Martha (Harder) Neumann, Mrs.. George Wiens, George Wiens, Abe Konrad, Elizabeth (Nachtigal) Konrad, Mrs. Philip Wiebe, Philip Wiebe, Helen (Friesen Neumann) Wiens, unknown Wiens, Rev. Aaron Toews, Agnes (Harms) Toews, Anna (Reimer) Peters, Cornelius C. Peters.

Dedication of the new Lake Eroch chapel. Speaker is at the pulpit with the choir sitting behind him.

Pioneers of the Mennonite Brethren church. Top row (left to right) : Jake Dirksen, Peter Niessen. Second row from the top (left to right) : Mrs. (Boschman) Thiessen, Katie (Boschman) Janzen, Sara (Friesen) Mantler, Peter Mantler, Jacob Isaak, Mrs. Jacob Isaak. Third row from the top (left to right) : Annie Gunther, Abe Kroeker, Annie (Kornelson) Brown, Henry Brown, Abe Doerksen, Mary Agnes (Enns) Doerksen. Fourth row from the top (left to right) : Mrs. Abe Kroeker, John B. Friesen, Anna Friesen, Bill Wiebe, Trudy (Peters) Wiebe. Fifth row from the top (left to right) : Mrs. Rempel, Elizabeth Letkeman, unknown, Helen Dirksen, Lillian Dirksen, Mary Dirksen. Sitting ( left to right) : George Doerksen, Mrs. George Doerksen, Anna (Reimer) Peters, Cornelius C. Peters, Jacob Dirksen, Aganetha (Rempel) Dirksen. «

North side of the church with the front entrance and trees in front of the windows.