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Photos, correspondence, printed ephemera, family history material mainly on Bergmann family.

Diary begun in 1839 and continued by descendants.
Also English translation of 1976.

The papers consist of photocopies of Anna Andres’ handwritten genealogical compilations. These are more than just notes; rather, they are well-organized and lineage-linked compilations of genealogical and biographical information. Folders A-K are all concerned with the descendants of a Hans Woelcke who lived in Freienhuben in the mid-1700s. Other folders are concerned with a variety of other Prussian Mennonite families. Many of the photocopies are very poor quality. The original documents are apparently still in private hands in Germany.
Digitized at http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/ms_488/

baptisms, births, deaths, marriages, ministerial elections
scanned from microfilms and originals: MF CHR 10, MF CHR 20, Bd. Ms. 17, 18, 19, 20 http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_310.php

birth and death records
digitized from microfilm http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_316.php

The papers consist of photocopies of Bergen’s genealogy notes and correspondence. The location of the originals is unknown.

box 1: correspondence 1907-1916

box 2: correspondence 1917-1930

box 3: financial records, Vergissmeinnicht book, photos, postcards, greeting cards, wedding invitations, clippings

box 4: school notebook, clippings, correspondence, Uncle Abe Becker papers

box 5: account books

box 6-7: books

box 8: school exercise books, diplomas, grade reports for various family members; Danzig "Predigtentwürfe" book

Abraham Toews will?, 1877

Hutterite historical account of the group at Vishenka by a Peter Neufeld, 1866

financial record books, possibly of Bethel church, 1909-1925

poems by Peter T. Neufeld

German sermons 1850s-1890s and undated, authors not given, but some probably by Heinrich Neufeld and Heinrich Toews

catechism booklet 1880

Isaac Peters "Vortrag bei einer Lehrerwahl" Marienthal, no date

Isaac Peters, "Etwas über den Zweck der Form u. die Bedeutung der christlichen Wassertaufe," no date

Heinrich Toews diary

Bethel Jugend-Verein speeches and correspondence by Peter T. Neufeld

miscellaneous documents
digitized from microfilm MF CHR 20 http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_317.php
original documents are in V.18 folders 4 and 29

scans of baptism records 1829, 1830, 1834, ca. 1867-1875 from microfilm MF CHR 20. The originals of these loose pages are in MLA.V.18, folder 28 http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_309.php
Also includes 6 items from Markushof congregation scanned from MF CHR 9

Transcriptions and translations of postcards ca. 1905-11 written by family members, many from Europe.
Book: Gesangbuch für Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Kirche und Haus (Danzig, 1869) owned by Abraham Esau, 1869.

The papers are all hand-written German in the old script. There are a few items of correspondence, several sermons, poetry, and other documents.

births, deaths, marriages, baptisms
digitized http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_321.php from microfilm MF CHR 4 and MF MSS 236, plus links to some additional congregational materials

record books scanned from microfilms MF CHR 3 and MF CHR 47 http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_303.php

Mostly letters, sent by Herman and Anna Janzen, Justine Janzen Penner, and Johann and Maria Janzen back to relatives in West Prussia.

These were translated by Louis A. Janzen and published as:

Letters written by Johann and Maria Janzen and Herman and Anna Janzen of Butler County Kansas to the Jacob Dyck family of Laakendorf, West Prussia, Germany during the years of 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : L. Janzen, 1979)

and

Liebe Geschwister II : 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : [author], [198-?])