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Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia Future EventsMHSBC Annual General MeetingApril 11th, 2013
ABC Restaurant, Dr. Royden Loewen, Chair in Mennonite Studies
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Speaker: Rudy Wiebe
Hold Your Peace:
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Emmanuel Mennonite Church, |
Annual General Meeting
Thursday, June 21, 2012: 1:30 pm
Location: ABC Restaurant, 32080 Marshall Road, Abbotsford, B.C.
Following the Volunteer Lunch, Time: 12:00 pm;
Board Meeting to follow AGM at same place
Mennonite Women Working as Domestic Servants
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MHSBC presents "Mennonite Women Working as Domestic Servants" Wednesday, June 6, 2012: 7:00 pm
South Abbotsford MB Church, Books to be highlighted, "This Hidden Thing," and preview of the "Maids & Mädchen" Mennonite Domestic Workers of Vancouver (1930-60), with a presentation by Sandra Borger. Come to honour and celebrate the contributions of many women to their family's lives. Light refreshments will be served. |
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MHSBC presents an evening with Dr. Harry Loewen.
24th March 2012,
at the Garden Park Tower,
2825 Clearbrook Road,
Abbotsford, B.C.
7 PM in the Magnolia Room
Topic: "Selected Stories From the Book Cities of Refuge as told by Author Harry Loewen."
Loewen will not read but tell the stories that will be new to most in the audience. Some stories might even shock, but they are all
historically true and we can learn from them about what it means to be an Anabaptist-Mennonite. Admission is free, light refreshments to follow.
Genealogy Workshop 2011
November 12, 2010, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
at: Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd,
Dogwood Room (201)
Speakers: Dr. Tim Janzen, Dr. Glenn Penner
Annual Fund Raising Banquet: 2011
October 15, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Colin Neufeldt:
The Experience of Mennonite Exiles at Siberian Special Settlements (1930-1933)
Emmanuel Mennonite Church.
Through the Desert Goes our Journey, a film by Walter Ratliff
May 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
In 1880 and 1881, five wagons trains of Mennonites left Russia for Central Asia where they hoped to await the Lord's coming. Although many disasters overtook the group and numerous individuals became disenchanted and returned to home villages, others remained. For many years, the trek was seen as foolishness, and those who participated, misguided. Yet a new narrative is now emerging that sees the migration not as a "shameful and disastrous episode but as an example of peaceful, long-term cooperation and friendship between Christians and Muslims."
at Columbia Bible College Chapel
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
Annual General Meeting
May 29, 2011, 2:30 p.m.
at Columbia Bible College Chapel
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
Lecture by Walter Ratliff: Pilgrims on the Silk Road
May 29, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
The book Pilgrims on the Silk Road is a follow-up to the film, Through the Desert Goes our Journey.
at Columbia Bible College Chapel
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
Otto Klassen Film Series
April 16, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
The Great Trek: 1939-1945
at Columbia Bible College Chapel
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
Otto Klassen Film Series
March 12, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Remembering Russia: 1914-1927: War and the End of Mennonite Tranquility
Remembering Russia: 1928-1938: Collectivization and Mass Arrest
at Columbia Bible College Chapel
2940 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
Lecture with Brian Froese
Originally scheduled for February 19, 2011, is postponed
Genealogy Workshop 2010
November 13, 2010, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
at: Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd,
Dogwood Room (201)
Speakers: David Obee, Dr Tim Janzen, Dr. Bruce Hiebert
Annual Fund Raising Banquet: 2010
October 23, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by John B. Toews:
Mennonite Church and Mennonite Brethren Church: The 100 Years War
Emmanuel 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.
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)
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 pmat: 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 PMat: Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church
Speaker: Dr Jacob Warkentin of Paraguay
Annual General Meeting
Date: June 4, 2009 , 6:00 PMGarden 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 pmRegistration 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
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, 2008Documentary 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 pmRegistration 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 2007With 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"
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.
2006 Genealogy Workshop
Date : November 11, 2006Dr. 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, 2006An 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 pmVenue: 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 - 4:30pmPlace: 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"
