Left to right: Anna (Neufeld) Tiessen and her brother Peter Neufeld

The top photograph is of the Schoenfeld Zentralschule. The bottom photograph is a gate at the border between Latvia and the Soviet Union.

Front row (left to right): Anna Neufeld, Gredel Thiessen, Anna Thiessen, Gerthrude Peters, Luise Wilms. Second row (left to right): Maria Schroeder, Aganetha Dick, Henriethe [?] Banmann, Katharina Peters, Lehrer [teacher] Franz Peters, Maria Peters, Gretha Wiens, Luise Thiessen, Anna Schroeder. Third row (left to right): David Dick, Peter Dick, Wilhelm Dick, Abram Dick, Johann Heidebrecht, Heinrich Papke [?], Heinrich Banman [?], Gerhard Heidebrecht. Back row (left to right): Heinrich Mirau, Johann Dick, Otto Schrieber [?], Wilhelm Heidebrecht, Gerhard Schroeder, Peter Neufeld, Wilhelm Peters, Johann Wiens, Johann Papke [?].

This is a photo of a Bahnman family with friends and family at a farewell party. In 1903 a Bahnman family from Schoenfeld emigrated to North America. This photo shows a good cross section of our people at that time. Notice the men in their hats or caps and the older women with the "Hoove", but non for the younger. [HR 80]

Peter J. Tiessen and his children stand behind the open coffin of their wife and mother Anna (Enns) Tiessen. Left to right: Liese (being held by a maid), Anna, Margaret, Peter J., Peter, Jacob. Caption written on photograph frame reads "Fathers first wife. Liese, Made, Anna, Margaret, Father P.J. Tiessen, Peter, Jacob in 1904."

Siblings of Anna (Enns) Tiessen and her husband Peter Jacob Tiessen gather for a formal portrait around the open coffin at Anna's funeral. Peter Tiessen was Franz Tiessen's father. Standing at left: Peter Tiessen. Couples (left to right): Margaret (Tiessen) and Peter Rempel, Elizabeth (Enns) and Nicholas Tiessen, Aganetha (Enns) and Paul Rogalsky, ? (Tiessen) and ? Enns, Sara (Janzen) and Jacob Tiessen, ? and Jacob Rempel, Elizabeth and Jacob Enns.

A formal wedding portrait of Peter J. Tiessen and Elizabeth Fast, 1905. They are the parents of Franz Tiessen.

Siblings and in-laws of Johann Enns pose for a formal photograph behind his open coffin. Left to right: Susanna (Dueck) Enns (widow of Johann Enns), Jacob and Elizabeth Enns, Nicholas and Elizabeth (Enns) Tiessen, Paul and Aganetha (Enns) Rogalsky, Peter and Elizabeth (Fast) Tiessen, unknown couple.

These are the children of four siblings: Peter Neufeld , Gerhard Neufeld, Cornelius Neufeld and Agatha (Neufeld) Enns (wife of Peter Enns) in the village of Schoenfeld, Chortitza district in the year 1908. At that time most people knew their cousins and felt close to them. [HR 214]

The children of four siblings, Peter, Gerhard, Cornelius Neufeld, and Agatha (Neufeld) Enns. Anna (Neufeld) Tiessen is one of the children. Female caregivers (nannies) may be among the group.

This is a photo of the estate of Peter and Margareta Enns in the Schoenfelder region. It was called: "Kowalicha". The photo was taken in 1910. [HR 254]

This is a photo of a public school of Schoenfeld. The teacher is Jakob F. Toews. 1912/13. [HR 201]

Back row (left to right): Jacob Enns, Jacob Tiessen. Second row (left to right): Peter Enns, Margaret (Tiessen) Gossen, Elizabeth Rogolsky, Susanna (Enns) Tiessen, Elizabeth Enns, Paul Rogolsky. Third row (left to right): Frank Tiessen, Neta (Tiessen) Neufeld, Mary (Rogolsky) Neufeld, Margaret (Enns) Neufeld, Neta Roglosky, Lena Enns, Jacob Enns. Front row (left to right): John Enns, Anna (Toews) Tiessen, Nick Tiessen, Betty Tiessen.

Left to right: John Loewen, Jacob Tiessen (son of Peter Tiessen), Jacob Tiessen (nephew of Peter Tiessen), Peter Tiessen (son of Peter J. Tiessen)