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Archives for May 2015

May 7, 2015

Part 4 Immigrants To Essex County: Worship Services

Portrait of Rev. Jacob Henry Janzen

No doubt ever existed among the Mennonite immigrants of that time concerning whether or not they should worship together. “No Sunday without a religious service” had been the watchword before coming to Canada, and the same watchword was to remain in effect. For this reason, smaller and larger worship units appeared almost spontaneously in various […]

Article by Candace Nast / Filed Under: Stories Now / Tagged With: 1925-1972, N. N. Driedger, The Leamington United Mennonite Church: Establishment and Development

May 5, 2015

John H. Dick: born December 26, 1921 in Alexanderkrone, Russia

My parents, John and Marie Dick, along with my brother Henry and I docked in Quebec in August of 1924. I was 2 1/2 years old and remember the following incident. Our family had a little stool which they took with them to Canada. Whenever my parents were not nearby I needed to sit quietly […]

Article by Candace Nast / Filed Under: Stories Then / Tagged With: Russia

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