Recent Acquisitions
by Hugo Friesen
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
· South Poplar Cemetery lists from the South Abbotsford M.B.
Church
· Original minutes of community meetings held in 1947 to establish
the Greendale Cemetery, donated by Ben Braun.
· Cornelia Lehn and Sara Lehn Harder have donated their family
files including biographies and genealogy plus copies of some of Cornelia’s
writing projects.
· History of the La Glace Bible School (1933 – 1946) donated
by Helen Franz.
· Photo index of In the Fullness of Time by Walter Quiring
and Helene Bartel, donated by Alfred Redekop.
DIARY
· Jacob C. Reimer kept a diary of his adventures in the Medical
Corps Service, the Revolution and his emigration to Canada, 1915 – 1926.
Translated by son Edgar Reimer, formerly of Greendale, who has donated
copies to us.
FAMILY HISTORIES
· Wilhelm Hiebert (1847 – 1908) and Katharina Esau (1849 – 1940),
donated by Dave & Irene Kroeker.
· George Dyck (1853 – 1937) and Anna Wiebe (1856 - 1926), donated
by Evelyn Labun.
· Abraham Friesen (1823 – 1903) and Maria Heinrichs (1831 –
1904), donated by Richard and Connie Friesen.
· Cornelius C. Reimer (1892 – 1968), donated by Edgar Reimer.
· David Koslowsky (1769 – 1846) and Anna Wiebe (1792 – 1846),
donated by Agatha Ratzlaff.
· Rogalsky/Janz family history book to 2005, donated by Linda
Friesen.
BOOK
· The Story of Low German and Plautdietsch by Reuben Epp, Tracing
a Language Across the Globe. This book will be of interest to someone looking
for a definitive description of the origin and use of the language used
by most “Russian” Mennonites.