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Two horsepower: Once a familiar sight in Ontario towns, the family carriage still has its uses in the area around St. Jacobs, where many Old Order Mennonites refuse to use mechanized vehicles.

Picture, 1982

Baking blitz: Reta Brubacher, showing off one of her pies, will turn on her oven at 3 a.m. Friday to bake for this year's Mennonite Relief Sale, which takes place Saturday.

Picture, 1986

A city grant of $13,500 is sought by Nickolas W. Dick (right), of the Mennonite Central Committee, and Ron Luciano, executive director of Wood Green Community Centre, to start a program of repairing the homes of elderly.

Picture, 1969

Sizzling apple fritters are served on the spot during the Mennonite Relief Sale. Mrs. Stanley Wagler, left, and Mrs. Milford Bender test their recipe. Apple fritters brought $1,000 last year.

Picture, 1972

Mennonites mark a simple Christmas, Mennonite children sit bundled in the back of a carriage as they prepare for a winter journey to attend a Sunday service at a meeting house in Wallenstein. Old Order Mennonites are known for their simple lifestyle and, while the routine on Christmas Day differs little from an ordinary Sunday, Mennonites say the holiday represents a joyous time for young and old alike. Story/pictures C9.

Picture, 1986

Mennonites - 1924 - 1969

Picture, 1924

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

Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing. Ontario's 130 Amish dairy farmers are fighting a new provincial law that insists the Amish modernize milk-costing and transportation methods after Nov. 1. We don't want the industrial world to interfere . . . said one.

Picture, 1977

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

Stawicki's first-place portrait of two Mennonite children.

Picture, 1990

Sarah Jane': These rag dolls are among the handicrafts to be sold at this year's Mennonite Relief Sale. Preparations among the Mennonites of Waterloo County are reaching a feverish pitch for the 15th annual sale, to be held this Saturday in New Hamburg.

Picture, 1981

Amish farmers inspects the goods and get ready to bid

Picture, 1979

Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale. Oliver Plummer, 64, is typical. He makes perfectly scaled, miniature pieces of furniture, which many collectors value highly.

Picture, 1975

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

Picture, 1978

Horsepower means horsepower to the Old Order Amish, the 'plain people' who travel in black buggies, farm with horse-drawn plows, use wood-burning stoves for heat and kerosene lamps for light.

Picture, 1979

Waterloo scenes: Erma Shantz, left, and Nancy Bauman were only two among the eight women who took 300 hours to complete embroidered quilt.

Picture, 1980

Rita Brubacher works at a dough-mixing machine in her home bakery, preparing a fresh batch of bread for the oven. She's one of an army of Mennonite women producing food for this Saturday's sale, which will feature homemade quilts and antique furniture, plus heritage cooking. A crowd of 50,000 is expected.

Picture, 1978

Cuddly Pals, all hand-made by the Mennonite women who Live near Kitchener, will go on sale May 27. Mrs. William Steckley has her arms full of dolls and animals of every description in preparation.

Picture, 1972

Mennonites tear down Barn, piece by piece, A 50-strong Mennonite group from the Elmira area on Monday tore down a huge barn in Vaughan, on the east side of Dufferin St., north of Langstaff Rd. The barn, built in the 1940s. was taken down because it is in a developing area. But it will be erected again near Elmira to replace a farmer's barn that was destroyed by fire.

Picture, 1990

And wearing long dresses and bonnets, as at right. At this year's sale on saturday they will see the new look of the Mennonites, who now wear modern dress, drive modern cars. But the same good food and fine handicrafts will be on sale, for the same good reason --to raise money for the deprived in 35 countries.

Picture, 1972

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Two horsepower: Once a familiar sight in Ontario towns, the family carriage still has its uses in the area around St. Jacobs, where many Old Order Mennonites refuse to use mechanized vehicles.

Baking blitz: Reta Brubacher, showing off one of her pies, will turn on her oven at 3 a.m. Friday to bake for this year's Mennonite Relief Sale, which takes place Saturday.

A city grant of $13,500 is sought by Nickolas W. Dick (right), of the Mennonite Central Committee, and Ron Luciano, executive director of Wood Green Community Centre, to start a program of repairing the homes of elderly.

Sizzling apple fritters are served on the spot during the Mennonite Relief Sale. Mrs. Stanley Wagler, left, and Mrs. Milford Bender test their recipe. Apple fritters brought $1,000 last year.

Mennonites - 1924 - 1969

Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing. Ontario's 130 Amish dairy farmers are fighting a new provincial law that insists the Amish modernize milk-costing and transportation methods after Nov. 1. We don't want the industrial world to interfere . . . said one.

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.

Stawicki's first-place portrait of two Mennonite children.

Sarah Jane': These rag dolls are among the handicrafts to be sold at this year's Mennonite Relief Sale. Preparations among the Mennonites of Waterloo County are reaching a feverish pitch for the 15th annual sale, to be held this Saturday in New Hamburg.

Amish farmers inspects the goods and get ready to bid

Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale. Oliver Plummer, 64, is typical. He makes perfectly scaled, miniature pieces of furniture, which many collectors value highly.

Mennonites - 1970 - 1979

Horsepower means horsepower to the Old Order Amish, the 'plain people' who travel in black buggies, farm with horse-drawn plows, use wood-burning stoves for heat and kerosene lamps for light.

Waterloo scenes: Erma Shantz, left, and Nancy Bauman were only two among the eight women who took 300 hours to complete embroidered quilt.

Cuddly Pals, all hand-made by the Mennonite women who Live near Kitchener, will go on sale May 27. Mrs. William Steckley has her arms full of dolls and animals of every description in preparation.

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