We are pleased to announce our in-person annual meeting with guest speaker Richard Lougheed, author of the new book Menno's Descendants in Quebec: The Mission Activity of Four Anabaptist Groups, 1956-2021.
Join us to take stock and celebrate what our Society has accomplished in this pandemic year.
This meeting is open to the public. Please register here to join the meeting via Zoom.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Wilmot Mennonite Church, 2995 Bleams Rd, New Hamburg
Event type:
Public meeting
NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION TO WILMOT MENNONITE CHURCH
Join us to hear about two unique local projects exploring Mennonite funeral and burial traditions, and how cemeteries can be places of learning. Marion Roes
Mennonite Funeral & Burial Traditions: Researching, Writing, Self-Publishing
Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church Street West, Elmira
Event type:
Public meeting
ELAWS was the first program of its type in the world, a model of how previously unheard of adaptations can be made by both a public school board and a religious minority.
Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Road N, Waterloo, ON
Event type:
Public meeting
How did you arrive here? What is your history on this land?
Join the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario for a day of conversation about Mennonite settler stories and Indigenous histories.
Program
10:00 - OpeningWelcome and AnnouncmentsLand Acknowledgement - Mennonite Historical Society of OntarioIndigenous greetings - Led by Mim Harder
Mennonite Historical Society of OntarioAnnual Meeting
Guest speaker: Aileen Friesen
"Searching for an Identity: Mennonites in Revolutionary Russia"
Dr. Aileen Friesen is a scholar of Russian history, with an emphasis on religion in the Russian empire. She is the inaugural recipient of the Fretz Fellowship at Conrad Grebel University College.
Photo: Mennonite students in Leningrad
Community Room, 50 Kent Avenue, Kitchener (Mennonite Central Committee Ontario, 2nd floor)
Event type:
Public meeting
In 1917, Ontario Mennonite women were encouraged to "take hold" of addressing needs in their communities and supporting missionary efforts by forming sewing circles.
Theatre of the Beat presents Yellow Bellies, an historical drama with live music, highlighting the experiences and public response to Mennonite conscientious objectors during the Second World War, written by Johnny Wideman and Rebecca Steiner.
Performances: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon of learning about the food, history, culture and enterprises of the Old Order Amish. The schedule includes an Amish meal, a talk and tours of Old Order Amish businesses.
