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| 1880 Village Census of the Mennonite West Reserve |
John Dyck and
William Harms |
$30.00
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
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500 pages, paperback.
From 1874 to 1880 almost seven thousand Mennonites immigrated to Manitoba from southern Russia. Those arriving in 1875 and later from the Khortitsa Colony and its younger daughter settlements (Fuerstenland, Nepluievka, Judenplan, Borosenko and Baratov) located west of the Red River on a tract of land immediately north of the U.S.A. border. Known as the “West Reserve”, this area comprised thirty-seven villages when the first extant comprehensive census was taken in 1880. The core of this volume is a reproduction of that original document.
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| Architectural Heritage: Traditional Mennonite Architecture in the Rural Municipality of Stanley |
Edward M. Ledohowsky and David K. Butterfield |
4.75
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Mennonite Heritage Village
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90 pages, paperback.
These reports include among others, land use, agriculture, rural population, transportation, ground water resources, wildlife and economic base studies. The Historic Resources Branch of the Department of Culture, Heritage and Recreation prepared a heritage resources report for the Morden Stanley Thompson Winkler Planning District. While this study generally provides a valuable assessment of the district’s historical resources, it provides only an indication of the early architecture still remaining in the area. |
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| At the Forks: Mennonites in Winnipeg |
Leo Driedger |
29.95
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Pandora Press, 2010
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473 pages, paperback.
One hundred and forty years ago, the first Mennonites in Manitoba stopped only briefly in Winnipeg ("Muddy Waters") to pick up shovels and supplies before they headed to their rural reserves to break the prairie sod. Staying in Winnipeg was not an option, because the city - really just a small town at the time - was too risky for a conservative people who were unprepared for the "world". Building new homes on rural reserves was the dominating vision.
How, then, has it come to be that Winnipeg is home to the largest number of Mennonites in any single city in the world? How did Mennonites happen to find themselves in this city? Why did they change their standpoint, if that is indeed what they did? And what are they doing in Winnipeg now?
Twelve chapters are devoted to providing a context to help the reader understand where Mennonites came from, how they changed from a rural to an urban people, and how these trends occurred at the forks of three rivers named "muddy waters" or Winnipeg. |
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| Beauty and Sustenance: A History of Mennonite Gardens and Orchards in Russia and Manitoba |
Tracy Ruta Fuchs |
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Mennonite Heritage Village
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34 pages, paperback.
Volume III of the Mennonite Village Museum Historical Series. Over the past three decades there has been increasing public interest in farming and gardening practices that produce “organic” foods, a reaction to the large agribusiness model that currently dominates the North American produce industry. The working gardens and orchards cultivated at the Mennonite Heritage Village are an example of local, sustainable food production that does not rely on chemical pesticides or fertilizers. The gardens have provoked many questions from visitors and volunteers alike regarding everything from Low German terminology to seed collection to the adoption of local native species into Mennonite land use patterns. This booklet, the third in the MHV historical series, is meant to address these many queries, as well as act as a guide to those interested in transplanting some of this homegrown knowledge into their own gardens. |
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Between Earth and Sky
- Steinbach the first fifty years |
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$24.95
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$29.95
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Ralph Friesen
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Steinbach's history is a deeply rooted one: perhaps in earlier books undue attention was given to the town's 1947 incorporation, its retail and manufacturing accomplishments, and lists of its modern day achievers. This book is about Steinbach's pioneers and the genius of the first generations. It is a tribute to those who created the foundation for Steinbach of today, a welcoming and caring place, a place to serve others, develop one's gifts and embrace the joys of life.
- from Royden Loewen's Foreword |
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| Building Communities; the changing face of Manitoba Mennonites |
John J. Friesen |
28.95
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CMU Press
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230 pages, paperback.
In this nicely-crafted, insightful, and probing history, Friesen masterfully presents the complex history of Manitoba’s Mennonite community. Friesen shows how, over time, these communities increased in diversity. In an even-handed manner, he accounts for evangelical, conserving, and Anabaptist impulses in their history. The author also reveals how entrepreneurs, artists, women, migrants, church leaders, and other intersecting groups of Mennonites responded to these dynamic changes. |
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Church, Family and Village:
Essays on Mennonite Life
on the West Reserve |
Adolf Ens, Jacob E. Peters
and Otto Hamm |
20.00
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
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310 pages, paperback.
The Mennonite West Reserve of Manitoba, together with its East Reserve counterpart, shares the distinction of being the cradle of Russian Mennonite life in Canada. This collection of essays extends pioneering works of E. K. Francis and John H. Warkentin. Short village histories of Neuenburg, Edenburg and Altbergthal in this work also add to the collection of West Reserve village histories such as the important study of Reinland by Peter D. Zacharias. This book continues the work of the earlier volumes of census records, passenger lists, and church records. |
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| Diaspora: In the Countryside |
Royden Loewen |
32.95
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U of Toronto Press
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331 pages, paperback.
This book addresses a simple question: how did the rural transformation of the mid-twentieth century affect farm families in general, and conservative, ethnic, and religious communities in particular? By beginning the study with a single Mennonite denomination located at two sites in the North American grassland and in two countries this book attempts to interpret the complex, disparate, and disjunctured transnational worlds of the twentieth century. |
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| East Reserve Reflections |
Steinbach, MB: East Reserve 125 Steering Committee, 2000 |
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73 pages
The Manitoba Mennonite East Reserve, now mainly referred to as the Rural Municipality of Hanover, was first settled in 1874. The 125th anniversary of this event arrived in 1999. The vignettes, entitled "East Reserve Reflections" aired on AM 1250 RADIO and were printed in The Carillon weekly during 1999. In response to requests, the newspaper articles and radio scripts were compiled into print form, along with articles on celebrations in 1999.
Disclaimer: Most of the submissions were not written by historians, and represent the views and memories of individuals. While this book is informational, it should not be regarded as a source of historically accurate materials for research purposes.
[Book description adapted from Forew0rd by Karen S. Peters] |
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| Gruenfeld: First Mennonite Village in Western Canada |
Henry Fast |
35.00
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self-published
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370 pages, hardcover.
The genesis for a book on the village of Gruenfeld began to take shape in the early 1980s when Steinbach native Henry Fast was faced with the task of teaching a Mennonite history class at what is now known as the Steinbach Christian High School, only to become aware that very little local history was available in print form. This well-researched volume is the solution to that problem, offering an insightful look into the lives of those early Mennonite pioneers. |
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| Hidden Worlds |
Royden Loewen |
22.95
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U of MB Press
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139 pages, paperback.
The Mennonites’ adaptation to the New World required new concepts of social boundary and community, new strategies of land ownership and legacy, new associations, and new ways of interacting with markets. In Hidden Worlds, historian Royden Loewen illuminates some of these adaptations, which have been largely overshadowed by an emphasis on institutional history, or whose sources have only recently been revealed. |
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Historical Sketches of the
East Reserve 1874-1910 |
John Dyck |
30.00
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
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722 pages, paperback.
The East Reserve has a rich and colourful history. Just as its soil conditions vary from light sandy topsoil to heavy loam, and its landscape included heavily wooded areas as well as open fields, so its pioneer residents came from a variety of backgrounds and had different personalities, temperaments and interests. May this book help to enlarge our understanding of, and appreciation for, the rich heritage which these pioneers have left their descendants and this community. |
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Immigrants in Prairie Cities
Ethnic Diversity in Twentieth-Century Canada |
Royden Loewen and
Gerald Friesen |
27.95
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Description: Soft Cover
Over the course of the twentieth century, sequential waves of immigrants from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Aftica settled in the cities of the Canadian prairies. In Immigrants in Prairie Cities, Royden Loewen and Gerald Friesen analyse the processes of cultural interaction and adaptation that unfolded in these urban centres and describe how this model of diversity has changed over time. The authors argue that intimate prairie cities fostered a form of social diversity characterized by vibrant ethnic networks, continuously evolving ethnic identities, and boundary zones that facilitated intercultural contact and hybridity.
Impressive in scope, Immigrants in Prairie Cities spans the entire twentieth century, and encompasses personal testimonies, government perspectives, and even fictional narratives. This engaging work will appeal to both historians of the Canadian prairies and those with a general interest in migration, cross-cultural exchange, and urban history. |
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| In Search of Memories: tales from the Rosengard Gravel Ridge |
Maria Falk Lodge |
13.95
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self-published, 2010
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Paperback, 208 pages, paperback
Maria lived in Rosengard through her childhood and youth during the 1940's and 1950's. This is the second book of Rosengard memories. |
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| Lifelines: A Quilted Portrayal of Life |
Alvina Jean Pankratz |
4.65
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self-published
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48 pages, paperback.
Lifelines is a quilt show in book form – a colourful, vibrant collection of photographs and stories of quilts that represent various aspects of life, from people to places to events. |
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| Mennonite Private Schools |
Jake Peters |
4.00
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36 pages, paperback.
Volume II of the Mennonite Village Museum Historical Series. This booklet is the second in a series. Each booklet is designed to tell the story of one facet of Mennonite life. The author and the publisher hope that it will also stimulate readers to reflect on the values and attitudes which our communities want to pass on to future generations, and on that important institution in which values and attitudes are developed – the elementary school. |
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Mennonite Settlements of
Southern Manitoba, The |
John H. Warkentin |
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Hanover Steinbach Historical Society
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409 pages, paperback.
This is a reprinting of a classic work by noted Canadian historical geographer John H. Warkentin. His thesis in this volume is an endeavor to explain the changing geography of the Mennonite reserves of Manitoba. |
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| Mennonite Women in Canada: A History |
Marlene Epp |
26.95
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University of Manitoba Press
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378 pages, paperback.
This book traces the complex social history and multiple identities of Canadian Mennonite women over 200 years. Marlene Epp explores women’s roles. as prescribed and as lived, within the contexts of immigration and settlement, household and family, church and organizational life, work and education, and in response to social trends and events. The combined histories of Mennonite women offer a rich and fascinating study of how women actively participate in ordering their lives within ethno-religious communities. |
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| One Quilt, Many Pieces |
Margaret Loewen Reimer |
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Herald Press
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138 pages, paperback.
An updated introduction to more than twenty Mennonite groups in Canada, with membership facts on Old Order communities, mainstream denominations, German-speaking family groups, tiny clusters of congregations, and churches of many ethnicities and languages. Also useful information such as schools, camps, periodicals, and institutions. |
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| Prairie Pioneer |
John W. Dueck |
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382 pages, paperback.
This book is a fascinating collection of the writings of John W. Dueck. |
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| Prairie Pilgrims |
various authors |
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John W. Dueck
Book Committee
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255 pages, paperback.
This sequel to Prairie Pioneer comes from the pens of mainly three pioneer writers: Peter L. Dueck, his son John W. Dueck, and John Dueck’s wife, Maria Kroeker Dueck. |
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| Reinlander (Old Colony) Gemeinde Buch |
John Dyck and
William Harms |
30.00
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
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| 502 pages, paperback |
Out of Print
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| Rhubarb |
various authors |
8.00
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Mennonite Literary Society
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| Rhubarb is an independent magazine designed to provide an outlet for the (loosely-defined) Mennonite voice, reflect the changing face of the Mennonite community, promote dialogue, and encourage the Anabaptist tradition of reformation and protest. Various editions are available. |
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| Settlers of the East Reserve |
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40.00
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
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328 pages, paperback.
This new book is about the original Mennonite settlement of the East Reserve (Hanover Municipality). It is a research tool par excellence for East Reserve family history and the settlement of Hanover Municipality. It features complete ER homestead application data, the earliest list of ER Bergthal villagers (1876), a complete assessment record for 1885, the 1891 Census by village and much more. |
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| The Timsights Treasury |
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365 pages, hardcover.
Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and enter into daily conversation with Tim Wiebe, author and broadcaster of Golden West Radio’s daily inspirational spot, Timsights, since 1993. Get ready to cry a little, laugh a lot, and reflect even more. Be prepared for a wide variety of subjects. Rest assured that there are two threads that bind this eclectic collection into a seamless whole: our call, as believers, to love God with heart, soul, mind and strength and our opportunity, each day, to love our neighbours as ourselves. |
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| Woldemar Neufeld's Canada: a Mennonite Artist in the Canadian Landscape 1925-1995 |
Edited by Laurence Neufeld and Monika McKillen |
65.00
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Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2010
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146 pages, hardcover, Colour prints
Woldemar Neufeld (1909-2002) emigrated with his Mennonite parents from Ukraine to Canada in 1924. By the late 1920s, he had begun his lifelong project as documentarist, responding especially to the built environment, whether close to his home in southern Ontario or farther a field: northern Ontario, the prairies and the west coast, the Maritimes and Quebec. His work passed through a number of styles, from the coolly abstract to the vividly "realistic." Although he never abandoned oils, he produced a substantial body of watercolours and block prints-the latter influenced by German Expressionist and Japanese printmaking approaches.
Woldemar Neufeld's Canada, a record of Neufeld's Canadian paintings and block prints, explores influences that shaped Neufeld's career as it developed in Canada during the 1920s and 1930s and came to fruition from 1940s to the 1990s. |
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| Work of their Hands: Mennonite Women’s Societies in Canada, The |
Gloria Neufeld Redekop |
27.99
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Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
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172 pages, paperback.
This book elucidates the context in which Mennonite women lived their identity as Christian women, one considered appropriate by themselves and the institutional church. It also shows how changes to their societies, including declining membership and a shift in their primary focus from sewing and baking to one of spiritual fellowship, reflect the changing roles of women within the church, the home and the wider society. |
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| Working Papers of East Reserve Village Histories 1874-1910 |
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Hanover Steinbach Historical Society
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229 pages, paperback.
The Mennonite settlers who left Imperial Russia and came to Manitoba in the 1870s were an articulate and literate people. They expressed themselves intimately through their diaries, letters, poetry, sermons, memoirs, newspapers and institutional records. One of the goals of our historical society is the collection, translation, and publication of this extensive literature. The purpose of this work is to provide those people interested in the early history of the Mennonite East Reserve, today known as the Rural Municipality of Hanover, with a reference book of such source material.
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