Recently, the archival collection of the Chortitzer Waisenamt was transferred from the Christian Mennonite Conference (formerly the Chortitzer Mennonite Conference) in Steinbach to the Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives (MHC) in Winnipeg.  The collection includes valuable documents like an original of the 1873 agreement made between Mennonites and the Canadian Government (often referred to as the ‘Privilegium’).  A 2015 research grant from the Plett Foundation supported the process of organizing, digitizing, and preparing the archival materials for donation to the MHC.  Congratulations to all the volunteers, guided by staff at the MHC, who spent countless hours preserving this valuable collection and preparing it for its new home at MHC.