California Mennonite Historical Society

Annual Meeting Information

Summary of 1996 Meeting

The 1996 Annual Meeting took place on April 20 at the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. To begin the event, Alan Peters led an afternoon genealogy workshop in the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies. About twenty persons attended the workshop, at which Alan spoke on genealogical research in the Molotschna Colony. He focused particularly on information available in the 1835 census of that colony.

Following dinner in the Seminary's British Columbia Lounge, the Historical Society conducted a brief annual business meeting. The following reports were presented:

• Peter Klassen reported on the Society's efforts to acquire microfilm copies of Russian Mennonite archival records, and urged members to contribute financial support for this purpose.
• Jeff Wall reported on the work of the Genealogy Project Committee.
• Kevin Enns-Rempel reported on the publication status of the California Mennonite Historical Society Bulletin and on the development of the Society's Home Page on the World Wide Web.

Following these reports, the Society elected the following persons to the 1996-1997 Executive Committee:

• Nona Johnson (President)
• Alan Peters (Vice President)
• Rod Janzen (Secretary)
• Peter Klassen, Bruce Leichty and Grace Thiessen (Members)

We also have a complete list of annual meeting programs, 1969-1996.

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Last modified: 4/29/96