Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan

3.154 Small Archival Collections

Section III — Personal Papers

Contents

Baerg, Samuel

  • Baerg, Frank J. “A Teacher’s Short Life Story during the Pioneer Years of Saskatchewan, from January 2, 1903 – June 30, 1940,” Life Story of Frank J. Baerg.
  • Baerg, F. J. “Record of the Family of Johan and Anna (Duerksen) Baerg,” Compiled 1962 by F. J. Baerg, 1237 Ave., C, North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  • The Voice of Praise No. 2: A Complete Collection of Scriptural, Gospel, Sunday-School and Praise Service Songs. Edited and compiled by Lincoln Hall, C. Austin Miles, C. Harold Lowden. New York: Hall-Mack Company, 1908.
  • box of war memorabilia – Royal Canadian Air Force discharge certificate, 15 January 1943; Canadian Voluntary Service Medal; War Medal 1939-1945; crest of R.C.A.F. No. 7 Operational Training Unit of Debert, N.S., 1945, with chevrons.

Enns, Luella Marie

  • Enns, L Marie. Preacher’s Kids on the Homestead. Belleville, ON: Guardian Books, 2005. [signed by the author] – On the family of Pastor Peter B. and Susan Friesen, homesteading near Meadow Lake, SK in 1929

Fehr, Anne (nee Krahn)

  • Photograph of Threshing crew – original mounted on cardboard, plus one copy
  • Oilskin record book in Suetterlin (Old German) script
  • Oehlschlager, J.C., The Ready Reckoner or The Business Man’s Companion, for Buying and Selling in Dollars and Cents, Philadelphia: Schaefer & Koradi, Publishers

Friesen, Peter J.

  • “Peter J. Friesen, Halbstadt,” 1905 – notebook with genealogical material and land locations – handwritten, 14 pages
  • Photo of Mike Friesen, brother to Peter, with family

Froese, Peter S.

  • Peter Froese Funeral DVD – July 5, 2011

Funk, Anna

  • Hardcover notebook
  • A bibliographic description of the notebook
  • A typed transcription (16 pages) and translation (15 pages) into English, both by Margaret Ewert
  • Note from Verner Friesen on the donation

Giesbrecht, Mary

  • Waldheim Golden Jubilee. 1905-1955 Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee. Rosthern, SK: Sask. Valley News, 1955.

Letkeman, Abe and Mary

  • Geschichte von den Sieben Reichs-Grafen von Johann Rempel, Dec. 3, 1912

Lyding, Jim

  • clippings of Saskatchewan churches – Pella Church, Dunelm Sommerfeld Church, Flowing Well Mennonite Brethren Church, Gnadenau Mennonite Church.

Neufeld, Anne (1928-)

  • Christmas notebooks by her parents, Gerhard Zacharias (1885-1976) and Elisabeth Lepp (1884-1965) – dated 1896/7, with Russian printed cover
  • Paper currency from Russia, Germany and other European countries.

Olfert, Leonard

  • Geschichten aus dem Alten Testament
  • Gesangbuch. Fünfte amerikanische Ausgabe. Elkhart, IN, 1903 Leather cover. “Helena Neufeld Schönfeld 1906” embossed on cover.

Paetkau, Eric J.

  • Dolden, Elsie (Paetkau). “A Sociological Study of the Canadian Mennonites who Migrated from Russia During the Two Time-Periods of 1873-1884 and 1922 to 1930.” Paper written for Sociology #401 Canadian Ethnic Minorities. Instructor, Frans Lamers. N.p., n.d.

Peters, Victor

  • Who’s who classified business directory, 1939 : containing the names, addresses and phone numbers of the manufacturing, business and professional interests, organizations and institutions of Saskatoon, Sask. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Saskatoon StarPhoenix, 1939; 64 pp.
  • Saskatoon. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Board of Trade, January 1912; 40 pp.

George Penner (1921-2009) Collection (c/o Victor Peters)

  • “Saul, King of Israel,” Words for Cantata written by Willis B. Perkins (text) and Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (music), performed by the Hillsboro Choral Union, 23 January 1904.
  • Photograph of Jacob A. and Anna (nee Unruh) Voth and family
  • Genealogical data for John Tobias and Anna (nee Schmor) Voth, grandparents of George Penner
  • Large box of photographs from the George Penner Estate, Hepburn; includes many portraits (mostly unidentified), and some family pictures.

Schmidt, Ed

  • “General Conference of Mennonite of North America, Formed an influence along the North Saskatchewan River.”

Spafford, Duff

  • Friesen, Jacob A. – notebook of correspondence and financial accounts – 1907 – 1920
  • Friesen, Eva – notebook of art work – 1910
  • Four school type scribblers, the majority of all leaves have manuscript practice writing and some drawings.
  • Notebook, lined, red paper covers, 18.5 X 25.1 cm. Saddle stapled. Inside front cover in manuscript: “Eva Friesen Hage S.D. April 1 at 1912.” 16 ll.
  • Notebook, lined, front cover flags and picture of Sir John French in uniform. 16.5 X 20.6 cm. Saddle stapled. On front cover in manuscript: “Grammar;” “Jake Friesen 1920” over written with “J.EF 1920.” 14 ll.
  • Notebook, lined, brown paper covers with crossed pens, 18.7 X 24.8 cm. Saddle stapled. Inside front cover in manuscript: “Eva Friesen, January 19th, 1912 Hague School.” Tipped in: black and white photo of a teacher? In old fashion clothing. 40 ll.
  • Notebook, lined, brown paper covers illustrated with a family of dogs with the word “DOGGIES.” 18.6 X 24.8 cm. Saddle stapled, 4 ll. Four leaves cut out and missing. In manuscript on front cover: “1915” “Jake Friesen, Writing.”

Wiebe, Irene and Jake

  • Schonschrift Valentine – photocopy – from Johann Bartel (1764-1813) to his bride Aganetha Quiring on their wedding day, 1794