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Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia (repository) Janz, Benjamin B., 1877-1964
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Janz family

B.B.Janz with his Uncle Abram and wife Neta, his brother Jakob and sisters Lena and Greta. Standing (left to right) Neta Toews, Abram Toews, Jakob Toews. Sitting (left to right) : Lena Janz, B.B. Janz, Greta Janz.

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Janz siblings

Mr.Benjamin and Mrs. Maria Janz with grown children. Standing (left to right) : Helena (Janz) Thiessen, Jacob Janz, Gertrude Sieglinda (Janz) Wiens Sitting (left to right) Maria (Rogalsky) Janz, Dueck (Janz) Martha, Benjamin Janz.

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Joint meeting of the Mennonite Board of Colonization, MCC and Provincial Relief Committees

Joint meeting of the Mennonite Board of Colonization and MCC Relief Committee in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Front row left to right: J. Gerbrandt, T.O. F. Herzer, B.B. .Janz, J.J. Thiessen, H.C.P. Cresswell, C.A. DeFehr, H.J. Janzen. Second row left to right: J. Pankratz, J.G. Rempel, A.K. Klassen, P.W. Dyck, J.M. Neufeld, J.H. Unruh, J.J. Klassen, A.A. Toews. Third row left to right: H.M. Epp, C.H. Snyder, F.P. Kroeker, G.J. Derksen, David Schulz, A.A. Wiens, W.H. Enns. Fourth row (back row) left to right: A.A. Wall, N.N. Fransen, J. Reimer, G.G. Friesen, G.G. Epp, Gustav Klaassen.

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Leaders and deacons

Church leaders and assistants at the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church. First row (left to right) : Benjamin B. Janz, Frank Friesen, Peter Epp. Second row (left to right) : Klass Enns, David Pankratz, Jacob Siemens.

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Manuscripts (Unbound)

This series consists of the following files:
1) Janz, Benajmin B. Letters, Emigration
2) Hildebrand, Jacob J. - Bolschevism
3) Peters, David - Village Life
4) Germanism Among M.B. Immigrants in Canada, 1930-1960
5) Andres, Heinrich
6) Sudermann, David P. From Riches to Rags: Gutsbesitzer in South Russia, 1830-1920
7) Fehderau, Nicholas J. Aus der Hoehe in die Tiefen Box 248
8) Kornelsen, H.H., Auswanderung der Mennoniten 1923
9) Fluechtlingsfuersorge Committee: Die Mennoniten Gemeinde in Russland 1914-1920
10) Nottarp, Marienbuger Werder
11) Mannhart, H.G . Jahrbuch
12) Katechismus
13) Moeller, Paul, Mennonites in Prussia
14) Namens Verzeigniss- Danzig
15) OPEN
16) Penner,Horst, Niederlaender
17) Ana-Baptists, Baptists, Mennonites, 1530-1980
18) Anonymous, Then and Now, John B. Toews, translator
19) Postma, Johann Sjouke, Fernheim
20) Peters, Gerhard I., He leadeth me in the Right Path
21) Melle, F.H. Otto, 50 Jahre Blankenburger Konferenz

  • (21 files) Box 241

Toews, John B., 1934-

Meeting of 22 men and a woman

A group of men and one woman are seated around a table. All have writing material. B.B. Janz is third from left. Next to him is J.J. Thiessen. Jake Friesen is seated at the front of the table, third from the left.

Mennonite leaders in Manitoba

A large group of Mennonite leaders posing outdoors in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sitting on rug (left to right) : Jacob B. Janz, unknown, unknown. Sitting on bench (left to right) : Aron A. Toews, unknown, David Toews, Unknown, B.B. Janz. Third row (left to right) : unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, C.F. Klassen, unknown, D.D. Durksen, unknown, unknown.

Ministers and Deacons in Coaldale

Ministers and deacons standing in front of the Coaldale MB church. Front row (left to right) : Isaac Wiens, Jacob Dueck, Henry Doerksen, Henry Remple, John Toews, Benjamin B. Janz, Frank Friesen. Second row (left to right) : Peter Dick, Ben Epp, John Wall, Jacob P. Dueck, Henry Kornelsen, Jacob J. Siemens. Third row (left to right) : Alex Neumann,, William Schmidt, David Pankratz, Peter Regehr, Peter R. Toews, David Dyck.

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Ministers in Coaldale

Coaldale Mennonite Brethren church ministers. First row (left to right): David Dyck, Benjamin Janz, H.H. Kornelsen. Second row (left to right): Henry Nikkel, David Pankratz, Jacob Siemens, Jacob Dueck.

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Sanitaets-Dienst 1915-1923

This files consists of the following;
1) B.B. Janz, "Die Wehrlosigkeit der Mennoniten in Russland nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg", 1919, German, report on the Mennonitischen Sanitaet-Dienst in WW I (medics). 8 pages.
2) Jacob H. Block, "Mennoniten im Sanitaets-Dienst waerends des Ersten Weltkrieges, 4 pages
3) Dienst der Mennoniten Russlands im ersten Weltkrieg.. An unsigned response to a questionaire sent to John B. Toews. 1 page Box 258
4) C. H. Tiessen, "Zur Frage: Sanitaetsdienst 1914-1918", 9 pages
5) Fast, Henrich, " Experiences of Henry Fast Sr. in Russia 1914 to 1923" . Osterwick, Altcolonie, 30 pages, English.
AND "Memories of Henry Fast" ( Re: Immigration from Russia), 1922, 1923, 9 pages, English. Also references Immigration to Canada in 1923.

Janz, Benjamin B., 1877-1964

Selbstschutz founding and collapse by H. Goossen

This file consists of the following:
1) H. H.Goossen letter to B. B. Janz "Einige Erlebnisse unseres Volkes in Sued Russland in den Jahren des ersten Weltkrieges bis zur ersten Auswanderung. Translated into English "A few Experiences of our People in South Russia during the Years of W.W. I and until the Emigration, 1915." 17 pages
2) H.H. Goossen, "Unsere grosse Vaterlandsliebe und Treure zum Kaisertrone erhaelt einen Schlag und wird schwer geprueft"
3) Anonymous, "Selbsterlebtes" 1918-1919, 8 pages (German) - (1 file) Box 255

Goossen, Heinrich H., 1880-1968

Selbstschutz (Self Defense)

Self Defense began as a spontaneous movement by Mennonites to protect lives and property during the period of violent anarchy following the Russian Revolution in 1918-1919. - (24 files) Box 255

Seniors in front of church

A large group of seniors standing on the steps of what is possibly the Coaldale M.B. Church. B.B. Janz is standing in the group on the left, near the top of the stairs.

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