The MHSS Archive
Saskatchewan’s Mennonite story in over 16,000 records: cemeteries, biographies, churches, obituaries, journal issues, and a 579-volume accession of donated personal papers.
Guide to the Holdings (Fonds)
The detailed catalogue of everything in the archive, section by section. Every volume, collection and finding aid on this site is drawn from it.
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Cemeteries
154 Mennonite cemeteries across Saskatchewan with burial lists, denominations, and GPS coordinates.
People (Biographies)
58 life-history records for Saskatchewan Mennonite settlers, ministers, and families.
Der Bote Obituaries
15,103 obituaries indexed from Der Bote (1924–2008), searchable by surname, country, and year.
Churches
14 congregation records covering Mennonite congregations across Saskatchewan.
Personal Papers Collections
44 donated personal-papers collections with biographical sketches and scope notes (Section III).
Guide to the Holdings (Fonds)
The full catalogue in Sections I–VI, with shelf lists and finding aids. The source for everything else here.
Master Accession List
All 579 catalogued volumes across Sections II–VI, the complete physical inventory.
Saskatchewan Mennonite Historian
55 issues of the Historian, published three times a year, fully archived as PDF.
Publications for Sale
279 books, DVDs, and booklets published or sold by MHSS.
Stories and Essays
Long-form narratives by Saskatchewan Mennonite writers and community historians.
External Resources
Links to related Mennonite archives, genealogy databases, and historical societies.
How the Archive is Organised
The archive at Bethany Manor in Saskatoon is catalogued in six sections, set out in the Guide to the Holdings of MHSS. A volume’s number tells you its section: 2.5 is in Section II, 3.45 in Section III, 4.1.12 in Section IV. The Master Accession List lists every volume in number order.
- Section I
- Print Collection: serials and monographs. Guide to the Holdings →
- Section II
- Miscellaneous Collection: 2.1 Photographs and Slides, 2.2 Essays and Study Papers, 2.3 Resource Materials, 2.4 Sound Recordings, 2.5 Visual Recordings, 2.6 Microfilm, 2.7 Digital Records and Diskettes, 2.8 Magnetic Tapes, 2.9 Maps, 2.10 Paintings. Open Section II →
- Section III
- Personal Papers. Shelf list → Finding aid → Volumes 3.1 onward →
- Section IV
- Mennonite Organizations. 4.1 Congregations → 4.2 Denominations → 4.3 Other Mennonite Institutions → Finding aid for 4.1 →
- Section V
- Other Organizations and Community Histories. Open Section V →
- Section VI
- Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan. Open Section VI →
Visiting the Archive
The archive is open to anyone, member or public, during regular hours: Monday 1:30 – 4:00 p.m., and Wednesday 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. It is closed on statutory holidays and from Christmas to New Year.
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Donating Records
If you have family papers, photographs, congregational records, or audio recordings that might belong in the archive, please contact us.