Mennonites : Bibliothèque de Référence Virtuelle

David Kuepfer, No car or electricity

Picture, 1973

Quilting bees like this one in Hillcrest Mennonite Church are held each year prior to the Relief Sale. Hand sewing this double wedding ring pattern are, left to right, Mrs. David Lichti, Mrs. Henry Yantzi, Mrs. Peter Roth and Mrs. Mahlon Bender. The quilts bring high prices at the auction. Each quilt design has a particular significance.

Picture, 1972

Sizzling Chicken Legs, browned on a 75-foot barbecue grill, proved to be a best seller. Here, one of the workers, sprays 1,000 chicken pieces with special sauce of cider vinegar, corn oil, eggs and seasoning. Price was 75 cents.

Picture, 1970

Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly.

Picture, 1980

Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board. Reader says they are being punished, deprived of livelihood simply because they do not want to use electricity.

Picture, 1977

Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use cars, trucks, electricity, telephones, radio or television and therefore share none of the worries about an energy shortage. They heat their homes with wood cut on their own woodlots or a neighbor's. Huge draft horses pull their ploughs. And Amish women say they could switch to candles from kerosene lamps.

Picture, 1973

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

Picture, 1978

A Different View will soon greet Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peters, who will leave their Toronto high-rise in September to work for the Mennonite Central Committee as teacher and nurse in Zambia for three years. Some 2,000 Canadians have served around the world during the committee's 50 years in action.

Picture, 1970

Boys and young men gather after a Sunday service at the Wallenstein meeting house.

Picture, 1986

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

Picture, 1978

Amish Buggy on a road in Aylmer passes a stack of the milk cans that the Ontario Milk Marketing Board wants to abolish. Amish farmers, who won't use mechanical methods, could be forced out of business.

Picture, 1977

Still at it: Wheelwright Edward Brubacher, 69, puts the finishing touches on a hickory wheel. Rural Carriage Supplies makes two- and four-wheel horse-drawn carriages in array of colors, including two shades of maroon.

Picture, 1989

These are scenes from last year's Mennonite Relief Sale which attracted 25,000 people from across Ontario. This year's sale, to be held this Saturday, promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Picture, 1970

Handmade crafts and great food are always the big attractions at the annual Mennonite Relief Sale at New Hamburg. At this year's sale, which takes place next Saturday, a special feature will be a display of crafts from the areas of the world to which the Mennonite Central Committee relief organization sends aid. At the committee's centre in Kitchener, Adeline Brenneman, left, and Irma Lichti sort out some of the craft work from Bangladesh, one of countries which benefits from the sale.

Picture, 1975

Calico bonnets: One of the specialties of the Mennonite Relief Sale at the New Hamburg Arena Saturday will be calico print bonnets hand sewn by local residents. Helen Duerrstein, right, wears one herself while she tries one on her friend, Verna Jutzi, who is adept at knitting clothes and dolls.

Picture, 1982

Mr. and Mrs. Amon Martin, members of the Plain People sect of the Old Order Mennonite Community in and around Kitchener, are the type of people to be seen at the Mennonite Relief Sale. On sale will be traditional dishes such as shoofly pie and apple fritters, in addition to handicrafts, antique display.

Picture, 1971

Final preparations: Above left, Lydia Ann Weber and Selina Drubacher, right, pour hot mint jelly into jars. Jams and jellies will be sold at the Mennonite Relief Sale, which raises money for needy people overseas. Left, Priscilla Metzger, 80, puts raspberries through a sieve before using them to make jelly.

Picture, 1986

Old order ways: Living without motor vehicles is a way of practising their faith for conservative Mennonites. Yet some have packed up their horses, buggies and families since 1967 to leave Elmira/Waterloo area for Mount Forest, site of first successful old order settlement since 1870.

Picture, 1979

On the way to church: The Mennonites of Waterloo Country practise the same lifestyle their forefathers did centuries ago in Europe. They're a fascinating tourist attraction in the Kitchener area, where you can purchase their famous summer sausage and cooked cheese at the market.

Picture, 1980

A Mennonite mother and her children walk along icy path.

Picture, 1986

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David Kuepfer, No car or electricity

Sizzling Chicken Legs, browned on a 75-foot barbecue grill, proved to be a best seller. Here, one of the workers, sprays 1,000 chicken pieces with special sauce of cider vinegar, corn oil, eggs and seasoning. Price was 75 cents.

Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly.

Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board. Reader says they are being punished, deprived of livelihood simply because they do not want to use electricity.

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

A Different View will soon greet Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peters, who will leave their Toronto high-rise in September to work for the Mennonite Central Committee as teacher and nurse in Zambia for three years. Some 2,000 Canadians have served around the world during the committee's 50 years in action.

Boys and young men gather after a Sunday service at the Wallenstein meeting house.

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

Amish Buggy on a road in Aylmer passes a stack of the milk cans that the Ontario Milk Marketing Board wants to abolish. Amish farmers, who won't use mechanical methods, could be forced out of business.

Still at it: Wheelwright Edward Brubacher, 69, puts the finishing touches on a hickory wheel. Rural Carriage Supplies makes two- and four-wheel horse-drawn carriages in array of colors, including two shades of maroon.

These are scenes from last year's Mennonite Relief Sale which attracted 25,000 people from across Ontario. This year's sale, to be held this Saturday, promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Calico bonnets: One of the specialties of the Mennonite Relief Sale at the New Hamburg Arena Saturday will be calico print bonnets hand sewn by local residents. Helen Duerrstein, right, wears one herself while she tries one on her friend, Verna Jutzi, who is adept at knitting clothes and dolls.

Old order ways: Living without motor vehicles is a way of practising their faith for conservative Mennonites. Yet some have packed up their horses, buggies and families since 1967 to leave Elmira/Waterloo area for Mount Forest, site of first successful old order settlement since 1870.

On the way to church: The Mennonites of Waterloo Country practise the same lifestyle their forefathers did centuries ago in Europe. They're a fascinating tourist attraction in the Kitchener area, where you can purchase their famous summer sausage and cooked cheese at the market.

A Mennonite mother and her children walk along icy path.

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