http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The University of Winnipeg's Anthropology Department has an exhibit of the artifacts recovered from an excavation at the former location of the Plett farmstead in the former village of Blumenhof near Steinbach. In the summers of 2008 and 2009 archaelogists excavated the remains of the Cornelius and Sarah Plett Homestead, ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=53 The D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation and the Chair in Mennonite Studies is pleased to host Helen Khodencho from the Dnepropetrovsk National University in Ukraine. Helen is a graduate student in History and is visiting the University of Winnipeg to further her research into the adaptation of ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=51 On June 25th and 26th historians and interested Kansas Mennonites met for a history conference that explored the theme of Mennonites: Marginal or Mainstream? The conference focused on Mennonites in Europe after the end of the Radical Reformation of the 16th Century. Mennonites have often been thought of as those ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=50 The November biannual meeting of the Plett Foundation Board was held in Taber, Alberta. Taber is home to many Mennonites with origins in Mexico, Belize and Bolivia. There are active Old Colony and Reinlaender Churches in the area. In addition to the Board Meetings, members toured the Chamberlain School in ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=48 Last week the 2009 issue of Preservings was mailed. For those on our Canadian mailing list, you should get your copy in the next day or two. U.S. recipients will likely be a little longer, as will bulk mail recipients. International mailings will likely receive them after the holidays. December ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=47 The Khortitsa 99 committee, consisting of Harvey Dyck, Peter Klassen, Peter Letkeman, John Staples, John B. Toews, Paul Toews, and John J. Friesen has assigned the following grants to researchers in Ukraine and Russia who are working on Mennonite-related projects.   Here are the awards for 2008:   1. Natalie ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=46 The Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society recently announced the winners of the Henry E. Plett Memorial Award. The Award was initiated by Delbert Plett in honor of his grandfather. The Award is currently funded by the D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation, Inc. Click here for more details. http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=45 On May 18th, the EastMenn Committee of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society will launch a new book about the history of the East Reserve. The book contains "documents and compilations relating to the early years of the community: homestead applications, census data, taxation records, journals, biography and autobiography, and descriptions ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=44 The Plett Graduate Fellowship is now available for graduate students in the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program at Canadian Mennonite University. One fellowship of $7500 will be awarded annually to a student who is pursuing studies and research in the history of the forerunners and descendants of the ... http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=43 A Family History Day, presentation by author of a new Steinbach history and the MMHS annual meeting to be held in Steinbach, April 19th. Click here for more details. http://www.plettfoundation.org/wp/?p=42