Preservings

A Journal of the D. F. Plett Historical Research Foundation Inc.

Preservings

Feature Articles:

‘Something…we had not seen nor heard of’: The 1873 Mennonite Delegation to Find Land in ‘America’

by Hans Werner, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The military reforms of the 1870s in Imperial Russia threatened the military exemption that… Read More

Why Emigrate?

by Ernest N. Braun, Niverville, Manitoba

With gratitude to Dr. James Urry for resource materials and revision, and to… Read More

Myth and History: The Story of William Hespeler’s Independent Role in the Immigration of Mennonites to Manitoba in the 1870s

by James Urry, Wellington, New Zealand

One of the stories often told of the Mennonite immigration to Manitoba in… Read More

Stuck in the Ice on Lake Superior

The sources for this example of the challenges of migration are a collection of… Read More

In This Issue
Articles

General Samuel McRoberts’ photos of Mennonites in Paraguay 1926-1929
by Conrad Stoesz, Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg More

Cemeteries and Country Cafés: Where Old Friends Meet
by Glen Klassen, Winnipeg More

Part II: Remembering Muted Voices
by Jesse Hofer, Silver Winds Community, Sperling MB More

Part I: Walking with “Die Alkatraz Brüder”
by Dora Maendel More

Mennonites and the East Reserve: Reclaiming the Land
by Orlando Hiebert, Tourond , Manitoba More

Reflections

Salvation, the Self, and the Mennonites by Ralph Friesen, Nelson, B.C. More

Research Notes

Aerial Photograph Project by EastMenn Historical Committee by Ernest N. Braun More

Biographies

Cornelius J. (CJ) Dyck Teacher Scholar Churchman by John J. Friesen, Winnipeg More

The Seven Isaacs: Remembering the Days of Old by Royden Loewen, Steinbach More

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Preservings is the Plett Foundation’s main publication and is aimed at a general audience. The magazine is published annually and features a new theme each year. Contributors to the magazine come from a variety of backgrounds and include both academic and non-academic historians. Each issue of Preservings contains a variety of articles focused on the annual theme and other topics related to the Foundation’s mandate, family histories and biographies, and book reviews. The magazine is co-edited by John J. Friesen and Hans Werner.
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