Over the past few years Mennonite Heritage Archives (MHA) has contributed photos and stories for Die Mennonitische Post’s feature “Ein Bild aus Unserer Geschichte” which translates to “A Photo from Our History.” The feature highlights photographs from MHA’s archival collection which are accessible on the Mennonite Archival Information Database (MAID). In addition to MAID, this web page features the photos and stories MHA has contributed to “A Photo from Our History.”
In Die Mennonitische Post the captions are provided in German. Here we provide the stories in English.
October 4, 2019 Volume 43 Issue 10 | This Chihuahua street scenes circa 1923 was taken by Cornelius Krause on his visit to Mexico. However, explorations for migration south began much earlier – and endured several disappointments. Mennonites from Saskatchewan and Manitoba had heard about possible religious freedoms they were Read More
September 20, 2019 Volume 43 Issue 9 | The long trip from Russia to Manitoba took many days, several boats and trains. In 1875, some families traveling from Russia to Manitoba found themselves boarding S.S. Quebec in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. The steam powered paddle wheeler took them north on Read More