Die Mennonitische Post

Die Mennonitische Post – A German Newsletter for Low German-speaking Mennonites in the Americas. Published 21 times a year. Die Mennonitische Post – Eine deutsche Zeitschrift für plattdeutsche Mennoniten in…

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Working with Low German Speaking Mennonites: A Guide for Service Providers

The purpose of this guide is to provide service providers with information and cultural and historical context about Low German Speaking (LGS) Mennonites in southwestern Ontario. It also includes recommendations…

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Mennonites in Ontario: An Introduction

Updated in 2012, Mennonites in Ontario remains the best introduction to the myriad Amish and Mennonite groups in Ontario. By M. Epp, Waterloo: Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, 2012. May…

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Social Exclusion as an Individual Kind: A Categorical Point of View

The purpose of this theoretical study is to call into question the popular and largely uncontested ideas of social inclusion and exclusion. In this paper, Luann Good Gingrich examines the…

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Theorizing Social Exclusion: Determinants, Mechanisms, Dimensions, Forms, and Acts of Resistance

(L.G. Gingrich). Chapter 1 in Emerging  Perspectives on Anti-Oppressive Practice (Wes Shera, editor). Available for order online.

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Mennonites in Canada Series

Mennonites in Canada is the definitive history of the Mennonite experience in Canada, spanning a period of nearly two centuries. More information about these volumes can be found here. Mennonites…

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A theory of maternal engagement with public health nurses and family visitors

This paper reports a study developing a theory that describes the process by which mothers of children at-risk engage with public health nurses and family visitors in a blended home…

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Social Work and Kanadier Mennonites: Challenges and Rewards

This report provides some insight and knowledge into the Kanadier Mennonites, a religious group in Alberta, Canada, for whom very little is known in regard to their health seeking behaviors….

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Called to Mexico: Bringing hope and literacy to the Old Colony Mennonites

Available through Old Colony Mennonite Support PO Box Office 150 Nappanee, IN 46550 tel 574.773.2565

Confidentiality Part 1 Play Video

In this video, learn essential tips on how to protect your personal information and make smart decisions about when and with whom to share it. Presented in Low German. Part…

Confidentiality Part 2 Play Video

In this video, learn essential tips on how to protect your personal information and make smart decisions about when and with whom to share it. Presented in Low German. Part…

Familial and cultural perceptions and beliefs of oral hygiene and dietary practices among ethnically and socio-economically diverse groups

The aim of this international study was to develop a valid and reliable psychometric measure to examine the extent to which parents’ attitudes about engaging in twice-daily tooth brushing and…

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Consent Play Video

This video clearly explains the concept of consent in Canada to your Low German-speaking clients, helping them understand the importance of giving permission and the need for a signature to…

Literacy Resources

These storybooks are written at a very basic English level and reflect Low German Mennonite life and culture. They are available for purchase from: Haldimand-Norfolk Literacy Council. 519.428.0064.    …

A strategic plan for welcoming Low German students into your school

Welcoming students and their families takes some preparation. This guide is a general strategy that can be implemented over time and adapted to your school’s specific circumstances, resources and needs.

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Who are the Mennonites

Low German-speaking Mennonites are one group within the large spectrum of Mennonites. To learn more about Mennonites, visit this site.

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One Quilt Many Pieces

A Guide to Mennonite Groups in Canada (Margaret Loewen Reimer).

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Mental Health Play Video

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Global Mennonite History series

The Global Mennonite History Series consists of five volumes of history, one from each continental region. Writers from each region trace the origins, development and mission of the Anabaptist-related churches…

Mennonite Experience in America series

This four volume series can be purchased through Amazon and other online retailers. Volume 1: Land, Piety, Peoplehood: The Establishment of Mennonite Communities in America, 1683-1790. (R. K. MacMaster), 1985….

Who are the Anabaptist Christians?

Waa es een Anabaptistischa Christ (written in Low German)

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Diese Steine: Die Russlandmennoniten

The history of the Russian Mennonites: their origin, development, persecution, displacement, and dispersal. By Adina Reger and Delbert Plett.

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Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History

Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals,…

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Stories of Anabaptist Martyrs for Students

Jeschichten von de Anabaptisten Martiera Enjlisch – Plautdietsch Utgow fa Schiela – Josef Stoll Low German and English version Low German and Spanish version

Low German Dictionary

A searchable online resource © 2013 by Loren Koehler and Ed Zacharias

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MennoniteHistorian.ca

A publication of the Mennonite Heritage Archives and the Centre for MB Studies in Canada.

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Preservings: A journal of the D. F. Plett Historical Research Foundation

Preservings, the journal of the Plett Foundation, is published twice a year, in spring and winter. Its mission is to inform our readers about the history of the Mennonites who…

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Mennonite History for Young People

This series has been developed to be an excellent addition to existing social studies curricula in Canada for both public and private schools with Low German Mennonite students. The books…

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Journal of Mennonite Studies

The Journal of Mennonite Studies is a Canadian peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal dealing with Mennonite society, culture, and religion in the past and present. It is published twice a year by the Chair in…

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English/Low German educational phrases

A list of English phrases with Low German translations, ideal for use in educational settings.

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The Mennonites (Larry Towell)

Rather than compromise their way of life, Mennonites have continually been forced to migrate around the world to maintain their freedom to live as they choose. Towell photographed Mennonites in…

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Las mujeres flores (Eunice Adorno)

In the 1920s, the Mexican government granted land in three different states to a handful of Mennonite groups fleeing religious persecution in Europe. These isolated agricultural communities still exist today,…

Remembering the Hague Osler Mennonite Migration to Mexico

This resource includes the text of a speech written by William Janzen, former MCC program director for the MCC Ottawa Office, delivered during the centennial celebrations in 2022, marking the…

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Important Cards Part 1 Play Video

This video, presented in Low German explores the importance of personal and financial Cards in Canada, explaining to your clients their uses, how to protect them and why it is…

Important cards Part 2 Play Video

This video, presented in Low German explores the importance of personal and financial Cards in Canada, explaining to your clients their uses, how to protect them and why it is…

Hidden Worlds: Revisiting the Mennonite Migrants of the 1870s

In the 1870s, approximately 18,000 Mennonites migrated from the southern steppes of Imperial Russia (present-day Ukraine) to the North American grasslands. They brought with them an array of cultural and…

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Immigration and Citizenship Woes Play Video

This English-language video provides valuable insights for service providers on the immigration challenges faced by the Low German-speaking Mennonite population.

Conform:  The Mennonite Migration to Mexico of the 1920s Play Video

CONFORM tells the fascinating story of the nearly 8,000 Mennonites who left Manitoba and Saskatchewan for northern Mexico in the 1920s, in the largest mass emigration in Canada’s history. Convinced…