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Research Tools

Resources to Research Your Mennonite Family History

General Online Resources

Canadian Online Resources

Published Church Registers

  • Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (includes the Bergthal colony Russia, immigration lists 1874-1880, and more)
  • Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch
  • Profiles of the Kleine Gemeinde
  • Reinlaender Gemeinde Buch
  • 1880 village census of the Mennonite West Reserve
  • Rudnerweider Mennoniten Gemeinde

Other Hardcopy Resources to Consider

  • Mennonite Historical Atlas (Kindred Productions)
  • Census data, obituaries, immigration lists
  • For published family histories see public libraries, college and Bible school libraries, Mennonite universities, provincial or state archives, and the various Mennonite archives.

Telling Your Family Story

If you have an interest in having your story or your family’s story preserved in writing, but need some help in doing so, Elsie Loewen is a writer who specializes in biographies. Contact her at ejloewen@telus.net or (403) 248-8549.