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Review of Delbert Plett’s Volumes on the Kleine Gemeinde in “Heritage Posting”

Delbert Plett’s 7 volumes on the history of the Kleine Gemeinde were reviewed in the March 2013 issue of Heritage Postings.  …
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Deadline for Spring 2013 Grants

The Board of the D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation, Inc. will be meeting at the end of April 2013.  Included…
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Foundation Board visits Southwestern Kansas

The Foundation Board held its semi-annual meetings in Southwestern Kansas. The Board was graciously hosted by the Mennonite Evangelical Church…
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Mennonite Heritage Village publishes clock history

Kroeger Clock book to be launched at McNally Robinson on September 24, 2012.  The book is a rich   mixture of village…
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Researcher Films Prussian Property Records

With the help of a Plett Foundation grant noted genealogist Glenn Penner and his Polish research assistant have obtained over…
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Chortizter Mennonite History Book Launch

East Reserve Historical Series volume launched Volume Five of the East Reserve Historical Series was launched at the Mennonite Heritage Village…
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Deadline for Spring 2011 Grants

The Board of the D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation, Inc will be meeting in mid May in Winnipeg. Included on…
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Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society To Release 2011 Calendar

On November 8, 2010, the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society (MMHS) will release a calendar depicting scenes from Mennonite life in…
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Chair in Mennonite Studies hosts Mental Health Conference

The Chair in Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg is hosting this years annual conference on the them of…
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Ukrainian Graduate Student visits Winnipeg

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.…
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The Pletts of Blumenhof Exhibit

The University of Winnipeg’s Anthropology Department has an exhibit of the artifacts recovered from an excavation at the former location…
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Plett Foundation Supports Kansas History Conference

On June 25th and 26th historians and interested Kansas Mennonites met for a history conference that explored the theme of…
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