3.249 Esther Patkau Collection
Contents
- Personal papers
- Zeugnis der Bibelschule in Rosthern re Erna Dyck, Waldheim, Sask, 31 Maerz, 1944
- Erna Dyck’s Teacher’s Diploma from Evangelical Teacher Training Association, granted by Rosthern Bible School, March 31, 1950.
- Poster: Children Learn What They Live
- Photographs:
- Color photo – Saskatchewan women in Mission Conference held in Rosthern, Sask., April 28, ?
- Color photo – Trio: Edith Hooge, Katherine Hooge, and Marian Hooge Jones at SWM annual conference at Rosthern, Sask.
- B&s;W – teacher and children seated on benches in front of a brick building. Note on back “Baratow – Steinfeld. Annie nee Hamm Klassen’s mother Louise Dueck is front row, 2nd from right.”
- B&s;W large group of children seated in front of brick building with a male teacher. Note on photo: “Barasow School. Johann Hamm attended here 1894-1974 (Father of Annie (nee Hamm) Klassen)
- Poster with individual bust photos of 126 men, 1902. Title in Russian language.
- Russian currency
- Esther Patkau autobiography
- Death Notices, Burial Permits, Obituary information from funeral chapels, 1982-2014
- Funeral/Memorial Bulletins, prayer services, meditations given by Esther Patkau, 1981-2015
- Miscellaneous
- Scrapbook – Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan
- Davida L. Bentham’s heritage project: “Country Churches Are Alive! A Part of Saskatchewan’s Mennonite Heritage, March 2001”
- calendar page – 1967
- translation of article by Irene Peters, “My Experiences in Germany” from Menno Blatt, 1947
- recipient of the Governor-General’s Caring Canadian award, March 1999
- Royer, Katherine. Mein Buch von Gottes Gaben Lehrbuch. Scottdale, PA and Base;, Schweiz: Herald Verlag (Vol. 3.249)
- Cassette tape: “Lost Israel” from Dennis Derksen
Sermons:
- Funeral sermon preached for Mr. Peter Neufeld, Mar. 4, 1965
- Begraebnis Ansprache fuer Abram D. Epp, 6. Juni, 1968
- Ansprache gehalten auf der Hochzeit des Brautpaares Hartmut Dahlem und Margarite Hamm, 15. Januar 1967, zu Saskatoon
- Ordination Sermon for Rev. Irvin Schmidt, North Battleford, January 4, 1959
- Ordination predigt gehalten fuer Aelt. Gerhard Lohrenz, am 26. April 1959
- Paetkau, Hein. Die Gemeinden in Orenburg 1892-1980. Die Archive des Kaisers Sprechen. Bielefeld, Deutschland, 1988
- Letters from Susie Martens Patkau, 1926-1946
- Letters written in German by Henry Paetkau in Bielefeld, Germany, Aunt Susie and Tina. Several are dated 1965.
Family photos (Paetkaus?). Children identified
- Correspondence between Martens and Pätkau families.
- Dyck, Helen (1915-2007)
- Dyck, Helen (1924-2008)
- Fast, Erna Neufeld (Dyck)
- Dyck, John (1883-1938)
- Rudy Friesen Account