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Epp-Tiessen, Esther
Cover
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i
ii
Preface
iv
Acknowledgments
vi
Table of Contents
viii
ix
x
List of Maps, Tables and Charts
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Place and People
The Environment
3
4
Mennonite Beginnings
6
Migrations: Netherlands to Prussia to Russia
8
9
Inspecting Manitoba
11
12
The East Reserve
14
The West Reserve
16
17
Notes
A Mennonite Village 1880-1895
20
21
22
23
24
Altona — A Typical Mennonite Village
26
27
28
29
Village Life
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
The Railway
39
Municipal Government
41
42
The District School
44
45
46
47
Dissolution of Village Structure
A Town Nearby
50
Notes
52
Altona's Early Years, 1895-1914
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Businesses after 1900
63
The People of Altona
65
66
67
Local Government
69
Transportation and Communication
71
72
Health Care
Altona's Public School
75
76
77
Mennonite Educational Institute
79
80
81
82
83
84
The Altona Church
86
87
Political Interests
89
90
91
Social Life
93
94
95
96
97
Conclusion
99
Notes
101
102
Expanding Horizons 1914 - 1929
104
105
106
The Sommerfelder Emigration
108
109
110
The Russlaender Immigration
112
113
114
115
116
The Development of Local Government
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
The Business Community
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
Church Life
136
137
138
MEI Troubles
140
Social Life
142
143
144
Conclusion
146
Notes
148
The Depression and Community Action 1929-1939
The Effects of the Depression
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
The Rhineland Agricultural Society
160
161
162
163
164
The Rhineland Consumers Cooperative
166
167
168
169
The Altona Co-op Service
The Altona Credit Union Society
172
Challenging the Cooperatives
174
175
The Altona Hospital
177
178
The Women's Institute
180
181
182
183
Social Life
185
186
187
188
The Coming of Electricity
Conclusion
191
Notes
193
194
The War Years
196
197
Enlistments
199
200
Peace Promoters
202
203
Sensitivities and Sympathies
205
Co-op Vegetable Oils
207
208
209
210
211
The Other Cooperatives
213
214
215
216
Good Times Return
218
219
Elim Bible Institute
221
Social Life
223
224
225
The Altona Echo
227
The Altona Board of Trade
Altona Incorporates
230
231
232
Conclusion
234
Notes
236
Growth and Modernization 1946-1960
238
A New Hospital
New Schools
241
242
243
New Businesses Open
245
246
247
CFAM Radio
249
250
Older Businesses Expand
252
253
254
255
256
257
Why Altona Grew
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
Local Improvements
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
Political Interests
282
Recreation and Social Life
284
285
286
287
288
Conclusion
Notes
291
292
New Directions 1960-1980
Industrial Development
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
Commercial Developments
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
Educational Developments
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
Developments for Special Needs
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
Developments Within the Churches
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
Recreational Developments
350
351
352
353
Conclusion
355
Notes
357
358
Epilogue
360
Bibliography
Primary Sources and Helping Institutions
363
Newspapers, Miscellaneous
Interviews
366
Glossary
368
Index
370
371
372
373
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Cover
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i
ii
Preface
iv
Acknowledgments
vi
Table of Contents
viii
ix
x
List of Maps, Tables and Charts
image 0016
Place and People
The Environment
3
4
Mennonite Beginnings
6
Migrations: Netherlands to Prussia to Russia
8
9
Inspecting Manitoba
11
12
The East Reserve
14
The West Reserve
16
17
Notes
A Mennonite Village 1880-1895
20
21
22
23
24
Altona — A Typical Mennonite Village
26
27
28
29
Village Life
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
The Railway
39
Municipal Government
41
42
The District School
44
45
46
47
Dissolution of Village Structure
A Town Nearby
50
Notes
52
Altona's Early Years, 1895-1914
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Businesses after 1900
63
The People of Altona
65
66
67
Local Government
69
Transportation and Communication
71
72
Health Care
Altona's Public School
75
76
77
Mennonite Educational Institute
79
80
81
82
83
84
The Altona Church
86
87
Political Interests
89
90
91
Social Life
93
94
95
96
97
Conclusion
99
Notes
101
102
Expanding Horizons 1914 - 1929
104
105
106
The Sommerfelder Emigration
108
109
110
The Russlaender Immigration
112
113
114
115
116
The Development of Local Government
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
The Business Community
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
Church Life
136
137
138
MEI Troubles
140
Social Life
142
143
144
Conclusion
146
Notes
148
The Depression and Community Action 1929-1939
The Effects of the Depression
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
The Rhineland Agricultural Society
160
161
162
163
164
The Rhineland Consumers Cooperative
166
167
168
169
The Altona Co-op Service
The Altona Credit Union Society
172
Challenging the Cooperatives
174
175
The Altona Hospital
177
178
The Women's Institute
180
181
182
183
Social Life
185
186
187
188
The Coming of Electricity
Conclusion
191
Notes
193
194
The War Years
196
197
Enlistments
199
200
Peace Promoters
202
203
Sensitivities and Sympathies
205
Co-op Vegetable Oils
207
208
209
210
211
The Other Cooperatives
213
214
215
216
Good Times Return
218
219
Elim Bible Institute
221
Social Life
223
224
225
The Altona Echo
227
The Altona Board of Trade
Altona Incorporates
230
231
232
Conclusion
234
Notes
236
Growth and Modernization 1946-1960
238
A New Hospital
New Schools
241
242
243
New Businesses Open
245
246
247
CFAM Radio
249
250
Older Businesses Expand
252
253
254
255
256
257
Why Altona Grew
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
Local Improvements
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
Political Interests
282
Recreation and Social Life
284
285
286
287
288
Conclusion
Notes
291
292
New Directions 1960-1980
Industrial Development
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
Commercial Developments
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
Educational Developments
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
Developments for Special Needs
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
Developments Within the Churches
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
Recreational Developments
350
351
352
353
Conclusion
355
Notes
357
358
Epilogue
360
Bibliography
Primary Sources and Helping Institutions
363
Newspapers, Miscellaneous
Interviews
366
Glossary
368
Index
370
371
372
373
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