Mennonite Historian Vol. 26 No. 2

1 APUBLICATIONOFTHEMENNONITEHERITACECENTRE andTHECENTREFORMBSTUDIESINCANADA(cont' ) ,perhapstothewell,totheneighbors, ,lithighways-onlyprairie,grass, (districtdirector)IsaakMullerwhomthenon- MennonitescalledKaiserMuller6,tookinitia tiveincallingameetingofallthevillageSchu llzen7 InaletterdatedMay17, ,tenfeetlongandsixinchesindiameter, ,the20thofthismonth, ,thenKronsthal, ,Schoenwiese, ,thepostshada , ,includinglumber, ,thenewsettlers' <)., ,forbuildinghouses,barns, , , atcosttothe .,.,"~<:\.~.. ~~~..:';;'-'.MennoniteVillageReinland,Th eOldPostRoad, , :CourtesyofMennoniteHeritageCentre. :.ThePostRoadCONRADSTOESZI maginetravellingalongthevirginprairieofs outhernManitobaoverahundredyearsago,perh apsfollowingabuffaloorIndiantrail,ona ,overfortymilesaway,is ,perhapstowingacart,alonga ,noyardlights,noroads,notrees,justa ,aftera teOl~'N02oJUNE=istor-anPage2 ThePostRoad(cont'd ) ,asearlyasthe1700s, ,painted, , ,theroadfromthe ;thetreetopscouldbefollowed, usingpostsasmarkerswasnota ,anoakpostwaserectedalongthe49thparallel nearwhatisnowEmerson, , ,whereasotherroadshadthemovera straightwesterlylinefromEmersonandcontin uedjustsouthof continuedthroughthevillageofNeuanlage, ,passingthroughthevillagesofSchoenwiese, Reinland,Hochfeld,Osterwick,Waldheim, (I'obecontinued) ,"TheMennoniteSettlementsofSouthernManit oba"( ,UniversityofToronto,1960), ,CentreForMennoniteBrethrenStudies(CMBS) ,Winnipeg,smallcollections"K".

2 ,CMBS,smallcollections,"S". ,MelmoniteHeritageCentre(MHC)Volume1706, File#3hasa ,1999,fromtheRegisterofDeedsOffice,Caval ier,NorthDakotaconfirmsthatthelandthisma prepresents(theNEI/4ofsection12-163-55, ) ,June28, ,Gretna:WindowontheNorthwest(Altona, Manitoba:VillageofGretnaHistoryCommittee ,1987) , "S" villagemayorwhois ,MHC,Volume1099,fIle27"AndieSchulzenAemt er", (page12)andseveninchesindiameter(pageII) . ,1995(Altona,Manitoba:AltonaCentennialCo mmittee,1995),liststhepostsasseventy-fiv efeetapart(page7). ,1999at3 ,Winnipeg,it is theonlyknownpictureofa ,June28, , ,"TheRoleofHighwaysandLandCarriageinTsar istRussia"( ,UniversityofOklahoma,1982), , , ,Moscow,KiiarlwjJ,Riga,Odessa,theGennanP rovincesontheBaltic,theSteppes,theCrimea andtheInterioroftheEmpire,(London,Englan d:ChapmanandHall,1842), ,MitteilungendesSippenverbandesderDanzig erMemlOni-ten-Familien(Goettingen,German y:KurtKauenhowen,1940), ,WartelahrbuchfardieMen-nonitischeGemein schaftinCanada(Steinbach,Manitoba:Arnold Dyck,1944), ,FirstMennoniteVillagesinRussia1789-1943 Kh011itsa-Rosenthal(Vancouver,BritishCol umbia,1981), a :100 YearsofProgress,ConnecticutDepaltmentofT ransportation100 YearHistory,1995, "100 YearsAgo:BoundaryCommissionMarks49 Parallel", ,InSearchofUtopia,(Altona, ,1955), (1857-1930), (neeWarkentin), , DavidIsaak, < :RR2,Didsbury,ABTOMOWOL etkemann-Mander.

3 Iamlookingforinformationontheancestorsan ddescendantsofJakobLetkemann(1857)andMar iaMantier(1866)whocametoGretna, :TheresiaMantler,778 CountryRd37,RR3, (Mennoniteimmigrantsofthetwenties) (MLSB),a subsidiaryoftheCMBoardofColonization, (CCA) fewofhislettersareinthesepaperswhichform partoftheCPRfondsheldintheGlenbowMuseum, ,OntarioinAugust1928whileona Iamsearchingforfamilyhistoryinfonnationo nPeterErulSwhoc3l~eout~fRussiaviaChinaan dsettledintheLosAngeles,Californiaareaar ound1930,Hehada Privatepublication,1999) (1819-1919)andJuslinaThiessen(1853-1834) .BOlhoflhesehadafirstmarriage-GeorgeKrah nfirstmarriedtoMariaVehr(1844-1879)andJu stinaThiessenfirstmarriedtoJacobKlassen( 1852-1890).Eachoflhesefirstmarriagesprod uceda numberofchildrensothattheybroughta familyof13childre~togetherintheirsecondm arriage,Togethertheyhadanother3 :IsaakBergen,1675 GladwinRoad,Winnipeg,MEV2T5Y5 UpcomingPublicatonKathyPeters,Didsbury,A lbertahasjustcompletedthecompilationofaf amilyhistoryonthedescendantsofHeinricilP eters(1857-1930)andElizabethWarkentin(18 60-1936), , diaryfromherhometown,familiarsurrounding sandlandscapebutwritten150yearsago,orthe "eureka"fromthebehindthemicrofilmreadera sagenealogistfindsanunknownancestor,orth ereliefofa womanwhosufferedfromnightmaresthroughout herlifediscoversfromtherecordthatshedidn otwitnessagrimmurderasa , :CanadianNorthWestArchivalDatabase(Alber ta,BC,Yukon)( );ManitobaandSaskatchewanArchivalInfonna tionNetwork( !

4 WhenIrecentlysearchedunderthekeyword"Men nonite",intheCanadianNorthWestArchivalDa tabase, (15)ofthesecollectionswereinBC,nine(9)in Albertaandone(1)intheYukon!TheMennoniteH eritageCentrebeganreformattingandrevisin gits1988 InventoryGuidetoArchivalHoldingsseveraly earsagoandnowhasa ,onlya smallportionofourrichcollection, timeandmoney, "helpusconnect",pleaseconsidera ;.,~,.~,.~..!..,.' ,,2~~ii:!.~servicesscienceand';'",,7'==' -~;::'----cJ'-,.v_0'' ,..,~., L;"'~~I:;(-->;"~",,,,,,,,,,~,,~,,,,.~,,; ,l~(G'I'1.,..,~"""~",~,~,),,,'':-.:(''' ~'..?I'~'''''''''''''W~':":'''''''''()'> <'~(..",,~:..&..~l"~<j.:_:IJX"'._Q~I'~:~ ~_technology, ~dMennoniteHeritageCcnt" ,wheretheparticular! difficultM~~;'~,::;';';:?;;-:;"'toconvey theelnotion';;L~::~/~;~;~~~~~M';Fa;.((:~ 'Io:~~3,.~~.7: ofpeoplewhothey ",b,",.'''"'',' ..Fd'k <p'",,,',,.,.,;~''''''''''encounterthear chivalMennoniteHeritageCentreHomePageont hewebnetworkofnetworksthatwilllinkCanadi ans,viatheInternet, ,easyaccesstoa grade8 girlis ,recentlyarrivedinCanada,wondershowhewil leverbecomefamiliarwiththishuge, ,whichleadshimtorecordsandpicturesofpeop lewhohavecomebefore;whotraveledgreatdist ancestofinda youngmanwhocametoCanada50yearsearlier- suddenlyhedoes :artsandculture,education,environment,fa milyanddomesticlife,religiouslife,indust ry,manufacturingandcommerce,labour,lawan djustice,localHelpusConnect!)))))

5 ThroughtheSummerCareerPlacementProgram,a divisionofHumanResourcesDevelopmentCanad a, a , ,originallyfromAltona,Manitoba,mostrecen tlyastudentofMennonitehistoryattheUniver sityofWinnipeg,washiredbytheMennoniteHer itageCentreasanarchivalassistanttoproces sa (CAIN).PartofthisprojectisfundedbyYoungC anadaWorksinHeritageInstitutions, presenceontheworldwideweb(WWW) ,theNationalArchivesandHeritageCanada,wh ichhascometobeknownasthe"CAIN"(CanadianA rchivalInformationNetwork).CAIN isadistributed,searchableJiMennoniteHeri tageCentre(,00,!t;llll'I!IIJ1y1!lvdWinll ipe0 MBCanadaR3P0104 Page5,,:?:CENTREFORM ennoniteBrethrenStudiesL~CANADAH einrichandSaaraVothFamilyReunionAs inpreviousyears, andwillperformavarietyoftasks, a memberoftheWestwoodCommunityChurch(MB),a graduateoftheMennoniteBrethrenCollegiate Institute, ~identallY,withtheWestReserveanlllversar ytheVothFamilyiscelebratingareunionatthe WestsideCommunityChurch(MB)inMordenfromJ une30toJuly3, "Grandkids"ofHeinrichandSaaraVoth,manyof whomareactually"greatgreatgrandkids"anda tleastonea"greatgreatgreatgreatgrandkid. )

6 "A varietyofactivitiesarebeingplannedanddis playswillincludeitemsfromtheVothcollecti onatCMBS(Voth'sglasses,clericalcollar,et c.) ,thesonofElderHeinrichVoth,whowasalsoa , ' ,whena largegroupsettledintheEastRcserve(nearpr esent-dayStcinbach),anda yearlatcra settlementbeganwestoftheRedRiver(Altona- Winklerarcas). (1860)anda relativelysmallnumberwereamongthefirstse ttlersinthemid-westernstates(Kansas,Ncbr aska,Minnesota,andtheDakotas).Thusthisye ar' , ,therefore,MennoniteBrethrenintheUnitedS tatessoonbegantolooknorthtotheMennonitcs ettlementsinManitobaasplacesfora ,twoministers,HeinrichVothfromMinnesotaa ndDavidDyckfromKansas, ,1884,stoppinginReinland,Hoffnungsfeld, , 'sfirstMeIIDoniteBrethrenChurchwasorgani zedatBurwaldeanda ,twodaughtercongregationswereorganizedin theearlyyears-oneatGrossweidenorthofPlum CouleeandoneatKronsgart, \,~(Peniel,orWinklerII.)

7 BibleSchool)was.'. ~. ;~f""5;::~~S;;;;~~:-r~-!~~~~~ ' :. :. :th:.. ;.h:.. ;.r;"'c-h-a';'n"'d;"t-he-fo-r"'mlrooe"'r ~c:..~congregationinBunvaldeChurchinthee arly20' ,Edenburg/Hollywood,Diesat87byLawrenceKl ippensteinInthewiderworldAlfredvanVogtwa sknownasaScienceFictionMaster,asthelateJ ohnDyckputit ," thatAlfredVogt,ashewasknownasa child,wasthesonofHeinrichandAganetha(Buh r)Vogt,grandsonofHeinirchandJudith(Wiebe )Vogt,andthegreatgrandsonofWilhelmandAnn a(Quiring) ,a villagea fewmileseastofGretna, , lawyerandtheHenryVogtsthenmovedtoNeville ,Saskatchewan, ,Oregonalreadyin1890, whenit wasbegunaround1903.(AnnaVogtneeQuiringdi edinOregonin1895).Theyspentsomeyearsinth evillageofAltbergthalaswell, ' asociallifecentringaroundthechurch,radio broadcastsfromMoodyBibleInstitute,travel lingMennoniteevangelistsfromtheUnitedSta tes,aswellasself-helpsalesmenandthe 'sbiographershassaidthat"duringthefortie sandfiftiestllis(formerWestReserve)Manit obanwasthemostpopularsciencefictionwrite rintheworldsurpassingAsimov,ClarakeandHe inlein".

8 ,notreallyaWinnipeg-bornauthor(thoughhea ttendedhighschoolthere),astheWinnipegFre ePressstated,diedinFebruaryearlierthisye arandwasburiedinLosAngeles, ,Jolm,"AlfredvanVogt:ScienceFictionWrite r", ,PartII,(June,1997), ,Scott,"Surrationa1 ", , (Summer,1994) , ,Forestville, ,RussiaonMay13,1900,emigratedtotheUnited Statesin1920121,livedinNewton,Kansasunti l1939,whenhemarriedOlgaHiebertfromMounta inLake, chemistforRobinHoodFlourinKansasCity, , ,"KartederMolotschnaerMennonite-BezirkHa lbstadtundGnadenfeldGouvemementTaurien." TheMolotschnaTeachers' , ,tllisitemis "Mielitopol(Jekatierinoslaw)". ,estates, ,however, , (GerhardWiens'mother), ,markingtheadventofa ,3pmatFortDufferin(Nearpresent-dayEmerso n).Adramais plaqueat , ,replicapostsanda , 12-pageinsertwillappearintheAltona,Winkl er,MordenandCannanBookReviewEssay(cont'd )the1806list). ,the1806listis ,asstatedabove,non-homesteadowningfamili es(thetrademen,craftmen,smiths,etc.

9 ,thedataissometimesconfusing, (forinstancethethirdIsebrandtFriesenentr yunderSchoenhorst) ~ appearsthereisanentrymlssmgunderEinlagef orIsaacBom/lsaacWoel-eke,althoughI (1803-1810) , , considerableamountofinfonnationregarding theindividualfamilies,theirtravelingcomp anions125thAnniversary(cont' ) ( )orcall888-6781.(relativesandservants) , ,andforsomefamilieswhodonotovertlyappear inthe1808lists, ,withtheJistofvisasissuedina givenyearfollowedbythelistofnewhousehold sestablishedinNewRussia(ineitherMolotsch naorOldColonyvillages) , , ,althoughmuchofthisinformation(andperhap smore)isalreadyintheMolotschnacensus(and doesinfactseemtooriginatefromthe1835cens ussources). ~ (andtherelationshiptothepassportowner),m aidennames(insomecases) , (asoutlinedPage7above)havebeenrecognized inthisvolumebytheinclusionofabriefbutexc ellenteconomicoverviewofthenewsettlers(1 815-1825) a mapoftheVisualDeltaandvalley, (Karlsruhe,1955)BookNotesbyAdo/fEnsSalt& Sign:MennoniteCentralCommitteeinPalestin e,1949B1999(150pages) , ,photosanda ,TastingtheDust(Intercourse,PA:GoodBooks ,2000); $ (US).

10 Thisis , (Telford, ,2000); ,compilerandeditor,ThePapersofHowardWWin kler(Winnipeg:OpenDoorCommunications,199 9); $ ,Winkler' (Winnipeg,ME: ManitobaMennoniteHistoricalSociety,2000) ,theReinlanderGemeindeBuchandtherecentMo lotschna1835censusdata(althoughnotyetpub lishedinbookform,Iunderstandthatplansare intheworksforthepublicationinbookform) noreasontobelievethiscurrentbookwillnote njoya ,infact, ' , ,I can'thelpthinkingofwhata , ,butlikeallbooksofthisnature, thinkit is sadthatworksofthiskindaretoooftenneglect edbytheacademichistorian, (andhereI differslightlyfromtheviewoftheauthorinhi spreface) ; , ,tllereaderexpectsthedocumentarydatatobe presentedinitsoriginalform,insofarasprac tical,andappreciatesadditionalcommentary ,asappropriate, , sayatthispoint, ; ( ,oneoftheeditorsofthisbook).TheOldColony listsof1797and1806 Thedocumentarylistsunderthissectionaream ongthemostimportantofthewholebook, 'slistsof1793and1795aredatedearlierthan1 797, (andincludedKronsgarten)andcon(ainsinfor mationregardingtheeconomicdataofeachhous ehold,includingthenumberofhorses,cattle, named, ,witha ,accordingtothevariousprovincialhomestea dacts,wherefamiliesreceiveda freegrantofland(andsometaxexemptyears) ,andtheownerin1806,alongwitha countofmalesandfemalesinthe1806owner' ~ nameinthe1797listtothesamenameinthe1806l istIhowever,wouldhavepreferredthat'th.)