Future Events
Lecture with Marlene Epp
May 8, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Lecture: Marlene Epp
Mennonite Women in Canada
Level Ground Mennonite Church (formerly West Abbotsford Mennonite Church)
Annual General Meeting
June 5, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Meeting will include a film on Mennonites in Siberia
Garden Park Tower, Dogwood Room
2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Annual Banquet: 2010
October 23, 2010
Lecture by John B. Toews:
Mennonite Church and Mennonite Brethren Church: The 100 Years War
Emmanuel Mennonite Church.
Past Events
Lecture with Colin Neufeld
February 6, 2010 at 7 p.m..
with Colin Neufeld
Mennonites and Collectivization under Stalin
Garden Park Tower
Genealogy Workshop 2009
November 14, 2009, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
at: Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd,
Dogwood Room (201)
Speakers: Don Fehr, Dr Tim Janzen, Richard Thiessen
Annual banquet. Theme: Paraguay
October 17, 2009, 6:00 PM
at: Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church
Speaker: Dr Jacob Warkentin of Paraguay
Annual General Meeting
Date: June 4, 2009 , 6:00 PM
Garden Park Tower, Rose Room
2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Blessed Assurance
A Summer Evening of Gospel Music
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:30
Gospel singing and narration with Evan Kreider.
Featuring a trio and a quartet.
King Road MB Church, 32068 King Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
tickets $10.00 at the archives 604-853-6177
Film night: "Pete: Moving Man Made Mountains"
Date: March 13, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Come see the film about Yarrow boy, Peter Friesen, self-taught engineer, who became
North America's pre-eminent mover of heritage buildings and lighthouses.
Celebrated in the Guinness Book of Records and the National Geographic,
Peter lives in retirement in Lyndon, Washington.
We will be featuring stories by a few Menonite entrepreneurs as well.
Bakerview Church gym, 2285 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, B.C.
Refreshments will be served.
A Sunday Afternoon: 60 Years of Peace and Plenty
Date: Jan. 18, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Repeat performance:
If you missed the Oct. 19 program or would like to see it again, please bring youth,
your friends and the elderly to a truly inspiring, entertaining and nostalgic afternoon of tales,
poems and songs celebrating coming to Canada in 1948..
Sherbrooke Church, 7155 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Genealogy Workshop 2008
Date: November 15, 2008 , 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration 8:30 am
Speakers: Glenn Penner, Henry Schapansky and Tim Janzen.
Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd, Rm 201
phone archive office for details.
"Sixty years of Peace and Plenty:
Mennonite Refugees Remember"
- Date: October 18 & 19, 2008
- All activites take place at Emmanuel Church.
- Saturday afternoon from 2-5:30 p.m.: visiting, "ethnic" refreshments; film "The Great Trek"; displays and memorabilia.
- Saturday evening at 6 p.m.: annual fund-raising banquet with speaker Dr. Harry Loewen....tickets available at the archives after Sept. 1
- Sunday afternoon at 2:30: Celebration in Story and Song
Click here to see the text of the lectures
Annual General Meeting
Date: May 16, 2008 , 3 p.m.
AGM, "Annual General Meeting"
Ben Stobbe will report on The Mennonite Centre, Ukraine
Garden Park Tower
2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Celebrating the Contributions of
"Der Bote" and "Mennonitische Rundschau"
Date: May 10, 2008
with Helen Franz and Dr. David Ewert.
3 p.m. Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 2051 Windsor Street, Abbotsford
"Letters From Stalin's Gulag"
Date: April 27, 2008....7 p.m.
Film "Through the Red Gate" and
book presentation "Remember Us: Letters From Stalin's Gulag"
with Dr. Ruth Derksen Siemens.
Peace Mennonite Church 11571 Daniels Rd. Richmond
"Letters From Stalin's Gulag"
Date: April 20, 2008....7 p.m.
Film "Through the Red Gate" and
book presentation "Remember Us: Letters From Stalin's Gulag"
with Dr. Ruth Derksen Siemens.
South Abbotsford Church 32424 Huntingdon Rd.
Letters from Stalin's Gulag
Date: February 23, 2008
Documentary film: "Through the Red Gate:Voices from Stalin's Gulag"
by Out-To-See Entertainment.
Book Launch: "Remember Us: Letters from Stalin's Gulag"
by Dr. Ruth Derksen Siemens.
Bakerview Church, 2285 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, B.C. at 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for an art show on this topic.
Light refreshments to follow.
Lecture
Date: November 24, 2007 , 7 p.m.
Speaker: Peter Letkamen:
topic: "Ben Horch and his contributions to Mennonite church musicology".
Bakerview Church , Abbotsford B.C.
Genealogy Workshop 2007
Date: November 10, 2007 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration 8:30 am
Speakers: Henry Schapansky and Tim Janzen.
Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd, Rm 201
phone archive office for details.
Annual Banquet and Lecture
Date: October 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Church, Abbotsford B.C.
Lecture by John B. Toews
"In Defense of Mothers and Sisters"
The Mennonite Selbstschutz [self-defense] in the Ukraine 1918.
Tickets available from the archives in Sept. 2007
"Saengerfest" Choir Festival of Praise and Worship
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 3 p.m.
Central Heights Church
1661 McCallum Road, Abbotsford
Passing on the Comfort: The MCC Story
Date: Saturday, 17 February 2007
With Dr. Ron Matthies, former MCC Director
The MCC Story: engaging the world amid suffering and hope
1 - 5 p.m. Quilts & Stories
7:00 p.m. Lecture
Garden Park Tower
2825 Clearbrook Road,
Abbotsford, B.C.
"A quilt is a blanket with a heartbeat"
Click here to see the text of the lecture
Lectures: Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Bakerview Church
"Controversy, Concensus, Change....
theological issues of the Mennonite churches in the 20th century."
Lectures by: David Ewert, Abbotsford
and John Neufeld, Winnipeg
Light refreshments to follow.
Click here to see the text of the lectures
2006 Genealogy Workshop
Date : November 11, 2006
Dr. Tim Janzen will be our keynote speaker.
His topics will include resources for the low-German researcher
as well as DNA and how it plays a part in genealogical research.
Don Fehr will also give us an overview of some of the projects he has going.
He will also give us an update on Mexican Mennonite information.
Registration begins at 8:00 am Saturday, November 11, 2006.
Workshop will begin 9:00 am.
We will break for lunch at 12:00 and resume about 1:00pm and continue on until 4:00 pm.
The archives will remain open for researchers who wish to use our facilities for their research.
Annual Fundraising Banquet
Date: Saturday, October 14th, 2006 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church
2051 Windsor Street, Abbotsford, B.C.
lecture by Dr. Harvey Dyck
Soviet Mennonite Uprootings:
Through Communist Documents & Mennonite Eyes
Banquet Tickets: $15.00 each
Memorial Cemetery Tour
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2006 (note: revised date and time)
Graveyard Tour at Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.
Faspa & AGM at Bakerview MB Church at 5 p.m.
Hymn singing
Date: June 11, 2006
An evening of Hymn singing followed by coffee and platz.
Arnold MB church, 7 P.M.
A collection will be taken to further the work of the Society.
Lecture Evening
Date: February 18, 2006 at 7 p.m.
Venue: Emmanuel Church, 3471 Clearbrook Road
Speaker: Dr. Helmut Harder
Topic: "David Toews...Our Undaunted Hero".
Admission is free
2005 Genealogy Workshop
Date: November 12, 2005, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Garden Park Tower
Speakers: Dr. Glenn Penner & Dr. Timothy Janzen
Registration $40.00
Visa, Master Card & American Express accepted
Annual Fundraising Banquet
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Columbia Place (CBC)
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Speaker: Dr. John L. Ruth , "From America With Love"
American Mennonite Aid for Russian Mennonites in the Early 1920's
Tickets: $20.00 each, available at the MHS of BC office, Garden Park Tower.
All reserved tickets must be prepaid. (Visa, Master Card, & American Express accepted)
Memorial Cemetery Tour
Date: May 14, 2005,
- First Stop
1:00 pm South Poplar Cemetery
- Second Stop
2:30 pm Greendale Cemetery
- Third Stop
4:00 pm Yarrow Cemetery
- Fourth Stop
5:15 pm Complimentary Faspah & Commemorative Service
at Yarrow MB Church Gym
- Tributes will be given at each cemetery and a booklet containing all tributes will be available
- The Faspah will include a short program with John B. Toews giving a brief talk about the history of Mennonite Cemeteries
- You may pick up additional complimentary tickets at MHSBC office or phone 604-853-6177
Mennonite Piano Concerto
Date: May 15, 2005, 3:00 p.m.
Duet pianists Irmgard Baerg and Betty Suderman
Tickets are $10.00, available at the archives.
Place: Central Heights Church
Wrenching our Youth from Frivolous Pursuits
...The Bible School Movement in Western Canada
Date: March 5, 2005 , 7:00 p.m.
Lecture: Dr Bruce Guenther
Place: Emmanuel Mennonite Church
3471 Clearbrook Rd. Abbotsford.
Light refreshments to follow.
Genealogy Workshop
Date: November 13, 2004, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Place: Dogwood Room (#201), Garden Park Tower
Price: $25.00
Speakers:
- Dr. Tim Janzen, "Update on Genealogical Resources for the Low German Mennonite Researcher"
- Don DeFehr, "Reinländer Church Registry Project"
- Richard Thiessen, "Mennonite Genealogy and Given Names"
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