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Jacob S. and Elizabeth Shoemaker house
On slide: "Old House at Shirk & Snyder Mill Bridgeport" The is the Jacob S. Shoemaker (1798-1875) house at 38 Shirk St. in Kitchener (Bridgeport), Ontario, the home of the founder of Bridgeport
Abraham Weber's Conestoga Wagon
On slide: "Abr Weber Familly 1807 Conestogo[six] Waggon Doon Pioneer Village" The Conestoga Wagon used by Weber family to come to Canada from Lancaster, Pa. At Doon Pioneer Village (Waterloo Region Museum)
United Mennonite Home for the Aged, Vineland, Ontario
United Mennonite Home, Vineland, Ontario
Uncle Jacob's and Wayne's house with school across the road
A picture of Snyder homestead at the corner of Ottawa St. and Franklin St. in Kitchener owned by Jacob B. Snyder (1875-1967) and Joseph "Wayne" Snyder (1909-1996). A separate school was built where the barn had been located.
Joseph Schoerg tombstone, Doon Pioneer Cemetery
Tombstone of Joseph Schoerg (Sherk) at Doon Pioneer Cemetery
Joseph Schneider Haus, Kitchener, Ontario
Joseph Schneider Haus from Queen Street. This is prior to the time it became a museum.
McArthur House at Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener, Ontario
On slide: "Peter McArthur house, Pioneer Village" (Now Doon Heritage Village at the Waterloo Regional Museum). Peter McArthur was a popular newspaper columnist. No Mennonite connection.
On slide: "Rainham Centre Church, Haldimand County" This is the South Cayuga Mennonite Church that closed in 1966. The building was sold and moved, but the cemetery remains.
Sheave Tower at Blair, Ontario
On slide: "Old Mill tower at Blair" This is the Sheave Tower at Blair, Ontario. It produced hydro-electric power for the Blair Mill.
James Reusser photograph collection
The collection consists of colour slides taken by James Reusser in the 1960s. The photographs are of family homes and haunts (particularly of James' wife Helen (Snyder) who grew up in the area), other locations related to Mennonite history in Ontario, and photographs of contemporary Ontario Mennonite churches and institutions.
Reusser, James
Benjamin Eby tombstone at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ontario. On slide: "Benjamin Eby 1785-1853. 1806 M[inister] 1809 B[ishop] 1812. At First Church
The Ruby Family standing in front of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ontario
On slide: "The Ruby Family, 1st Mennonite Church" There were multiple Ruby families at First Mennonite at the time of the photo.
Peter Reesor tombstone at Cedar Grove Church, Markham, Ontario
Peter and Esther Reesor tombstone at Cedar Grove (now Rouge Valley) Mennonite Church, Markham, Ontario
Blenheim Mennonite Church near New Dundee, Ontario
Blenheim Mennonite Church near New Dundee, Ontario.
