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Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives & Gallery to continue under new structure

…between the D. F. Historical Research Foundation, Inc. and the Chair in Mennonite Studies. For more information contact: Hans Werner,…
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Alcohol & Abstinence: Mennonites in South Russia

…alcohol consumption could be heard within Mennonite communities. Deposed Ohrloff elder Heinrich Wiens (1800–1872) strongly rebuked drunkenness in 1847.24 Bernhard…
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Proof in Material Culture: Mennonite Alcohol Consumption

…Mennonite communities for a number of purposes: casual drinking, either private or public (gin bottles, ginger beer bottles, beer bottles,…
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Book launch of “The Fehrs” by Arlette Kouwenhoven

…12 at 7:30 p.m. Where: McNally Robinson Booksellers (1120 Grant Avenue) in the Travel Alcove Cost: Free Website: http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/winnipeg-events?page=30& About The Fehrs: Four Centuries…
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Grants

…completed projects to the Plett Foundation. \n\n Apply Now\n\n FAQs \n\n Navigation\n\n Recent Grant Recipients \n\n 2023\n\n 2022\n\n 2021 \n\n…
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Preservings 2013 Now Available Online

…are a dozen history articles, family histories, and biographies, plus half a dozen reviews of recently published books. Email plettfoundation@gmail.com to become…
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Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online

…as well as information on Anabaptist-related congregations, denominations, conferences, institutions, and significant individuals, as well as secular subject articles from…
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Plautdietsch: Wedabok—Wörterbuch— Dictionary.

…the fifth publication of a Thiessen dic- tionary, Plautdietsch replaces the English-Plautdietsch part with a new German-Plautdietsch part. These dictionaries…
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Albert Siemens

Albert Siemens lives in Winkler and is an active local history buff. His roots in Manitoba go back to 1875,…
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MHFYP, vol. 1, Leaving Canada: The Journey to Mexico

…Oxford University “With features like historic photographs, maps and excerpts from an old journal, [Rosabel Fast] invites the reader to…
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Indexing of “Die Mennonitische Rundschau” supported by the Plett Foundation

The Mennonitishe Rundschau (1878 to 2007) was a newspaper that served the Mennonite community in Canada, the United States, and Russia.  For…
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