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Important MHSBC Events planned for 2024
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Messages from Aileen Friesen Co-director of the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at The University of Winnipeg
Do you have a Mennonite history-related project that needs financial support? We may be able to help! Twice each year, the Plett Foundation awards grants to
support research and publications. The next grant application deadline is March 15.
Research grants cover expenses like travel and accommodation for research trips, and archival fees. Publication grants may be used for the production of books,
documentaries, and exhibits. To qualify, projects must be related to the history of the Mennonites who migrated to Canada from Russia in the 1870s,
their descendants, or their ancestors. (Did you know this is the 150th anniversary year of Mennonite settlement in Manitoba? Maybe you have a related project!)
Projects funded by the Plett Foundation in the past year include:
- A video setting of Patrick Friesen's poem "Maria".
- Publication of Nina Schroeder-van 't Schip's forthcoming book Mennonites and Art in the Dutch Republic: Church, Home, and Art Marketplace (1581-1795)
- Production of a historical atlas of Manitoba's West Reserve
- Dale Hildebrand's documentary film
about the 1870s migration of Mennonites to Manitoba
- Research trips to Poland, Mexico, Bolivia, and Paraguay
For more information and to apply, visit our website.
— Aileen Friesen
Executive Director, Plett Foundation
Co-director, CTMS
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Messages from Ben Nobbs-Thiessen Chair in Mennonite Studies & Co-director of CTMS at the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at The University of Winnipeg
I’m pleased to share the schedule for our fall conference, “Subjects, Settlers, Citizens: The 1870s Mennonites in Historical Context,” being held at the University of Winnipeg in person and livestreamed on October 4 and 5, 2024. The conference marks the 150th anniversary of Mennonite life in the province of Manitoba. Facing the elimination of their status as privileged subjects in imperial Russia, over 7,000 Mennonites immigrated to Manitoba between 1874 and 1880, intent on starting over as settlers in a new land that promised the freedom to live according to traditional patterns governed by their religious principles.
The conference features six panels of original research papers addressing the history and legacy of this migration, as well as the screening of a new documentary, a keynote address by Elder Dave Scott (Swan Lake First Nation), a panel discussion on literary and artistic production by 1870s descendants, and a celebration of twenty years of the Plett Foundation.
We invite you to register to indicate your interest, and to receive a link to the conference livestream if you wish to participate virtually. Mark your calendars and share widely!
— Ben Nobbs-Thiessen
Chair in Mennonite Studies & Co-director, CTMS
Conference Schedule and Register to Attend: Register for the Event.
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