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This is a family portrait taken outside in front of a house showing Jacob J. Doerksen and Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler) with all five of their children in 1949: Len, Betty, Esther, Ruth, and Dan. See page 84 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Betty A. Kampen (nee Elizabeth "Betty" A. Doerksen) (4th from left) at Emmanuel Mennonite Church sod-turning ceremony. See page 127 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Anna and her children--Len, Betty, Esther, Ruth, and Dan--standing around the open casket of their father, Jacob J. Doerksen, who died on February 22, 1952, at the age 44. See page 205 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Leonard N. Doerksen standing next to his widowed mother, Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler), with his arm around her shoulder. See page 215 in Daughters in the House of Jacob. On December 28, 1959, Anna married widower John Enns.

This is a photo of the Peardonville Road farm purchased by widowed Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler). Anna subdivided the Peardonville farm, selling off lots as required so her children could all attend Bible school. While the Doerksen's Clayburn farm was more fruitful and well-developed, her children understood that their mother wanted to live closer to Abbotsford so that they would be able to walk to Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI), to youth group, to church, and to the MB Bible school (MBBI). See page 217 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of the Doerksens at the dinner table, including Easter Epp, Len's fiancée. Pictured, left to right, Betty, Dan, Anna, Esther, and Ruth Doerksen with Esther Epp. See page 218 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Christine S. Kampen's extended family gathering around her to give her a blessing for pastoral ministry on September 17, 2011. See page 73 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Leonard N. Doerksen standing in front of a truck. He regularly drove truck on Saturdays and during summers to supplement his income as a minister and Bible school teacher. See page 107 in Daughters in the House of Jacob. The truck is a 1948-1953 GMC. (vehicle id by Peter Adsten)

This is a photo of Betty A. Kampen (nee Elizabeth "Betty" A. Doerksen) (front, 1st from left) with the baptismal class she taught at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in 1984. See page 128 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Rev. Jacob J. Doerksen (left) baptizing people from the North Abbotsford Mennonite Brethren Church in a lake (?) near Abbotsford. Today the church is called Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church. See page 192 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.
Identification provided by Mary Ann Quiring, "In the water with J.J. Doerksen is Rubina Unruh, next right Elsie Isaak, unknown and then Susie Ens.

This is a five generation photo. Left to right: Dorothy M. Peters (nee Dorothy M. Doerksen), Anna Enns (nee Anna Kehler), Dorolen Peters, Agatha Doerksen (nee Agatha Krause), and Esther Doerksen (nee Eshter Epp). See page 254 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Dorothy M. Doerksen and Gregory W. Peters on the occasion of their wedding. See page 31 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Rev. Jacob J. Doerksen (right) officiating at baptism service with candidates from the North Abbotsford Mennonite Brethren Church in 1950. Today the church is called Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church. See page 193 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This is a photo of Jacob J. Doerksen and Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler), pastor-farmers, hoeing berries on their Clayburn Road farm, Abbotsford. See CA CMBS NP210-01-16. See also page 195 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.