May 4, 2018
Appointment of Dr. Aileen Friesen as Plett Foundation Executive Director
We are very pleased to announce Dr. Aileen Friesen’s appointment as Mennonite historian at the University of Winnipeg and Executive…
April 24, 2018
3rd Annual CTMS Lecture | Unexpected Connections: Mennonites in Mexican Media
Join us on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the University of Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB),…
January 30, 2018
New Position at UW: Assistant Professor in Mennonite History/ ED of Plett Foundation
“The University of Winnipeg is seeking applicants for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Mennonite History. The successful candidate…
October 6, 2017
2nd Annual CTMS Lecture & Mennonite Heritage Archives Grand Opening
The Plett Foundation, as part of the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies (CTMS) at the University of Winnipeg, along with…
September 8, 2017
CTMS Lecture and Opening of the Mennonite Heritage Archives
You are invited to join in the official launch of the Mennonite Heritage Archives under the new partnership of …
June 2, 2017
Mennonite Heritage Archives Officially Opens Under New Partnership
Some 50 people gathered on June 1 to celebrate the opening of the Mennonite Heritage Archives (formerly Mennonite Heritage Centre…
April 18, 2017
Last Chance to own Mennonites in Canada Series!
Mennonites in Canada is the definitive history of the Mennonite experience in Canada, spanning a period of nearly two centuries. The…
February 9, 2017
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives & Gallery to continue under new structure
WINNIPEG, February 9, 2017 — The Mennonite Heritage Centre including its Archive and Art Gallery programs, is being reorganized under…
January 11, 2017
Preservings–Mailing Delays
Due to a problem at Canada Post a number of you who have been waiting for your Preservings have not…
December 20, 2016
Happy Christmas
The Plett Foundation’s offices will be closed for Christmas from December 23, 2016 to January 2, 2016. From all of…
December 10, 2016
3rd Annual “Christmas at Chortitz”, December 10
The historic Chortitz Church in Randolph, Manitoba will be hosting their 3rd annual “Christmas at Chortitz” event on December 10,…
November 6, 2016
Archival records preserved with financial support from the Plett Foundation
Recently, the archival collection of the Chortitzer Waisenamt was transferred from the Christian Mennonite Conference (formerly the Chortitzer Mennonite Conference)…