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About This Site

 

This site tells the story of Canada 's conscientious objectors in the Second World War.   The Mennonite Heritage Centre received funding for this project in part from the Canadian Council of Archives and Heritage Canada to digitize materials in the Heritage Centre's collection related to this topic. For this reason most of the materials on this site come from the Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg (abbreviated as MHC. For other abbreviations see the bibliography under "For Teachers" tab).  Extra research and gathering of materials was done to enhance the product. The purpose of the site is to tell the story of Canada's conscientious objectors, using primarily documents housed at the Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg so that the CO position will be honored and the readers will think about peace in their own lives.

Thank You.

The first thank you goes to the conscientious objectors who lived out their faith and chose alternative service. Thank you to the families and communities who supported these men. The second thank you goes to the great team whose various areas of expertise made this project possible. Thirdly thank you to the organizations and individuals whose financial support made this project possible. Special recognition goes to the Canadian Council of Archives and the Mennonite Heritage Centre for their financial support.

Content Contributors

Research and writing Peter Dueck
Research Conrad Stoesz
Project manager Conrad Stoesz
Web architecture Grant Klassen
Graphic design Lynette Wiebe
Educational consultant Elsie Rempel
Historical consultants Lawrence Klippenstein, Alf Redekopp
Communications consultant Dan Dyck
Audio digitization John C. Klassen
Audio editing, Video digitization Grant Klassen
German – English translation Edward Enns, Jake K. Wiens
Hard Questions answers David Schroeder

 

Reviewers

Sam Steiner, Connie Wiebe, Byron Rempel-Burkholder; Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Kitchener, Ontario; Esther Epp-Tiessen, Edward Enns, Jake K. Wiens, Robert Crosland, Terry Schellenberg

             

Archival Collections Used

Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, MB

 

  Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Waterloo, Ontario. 

MHSA
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta

 

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Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies

 
Archives of the Mennonite Church USA, Goshen, Indiana.
 


Evangelical Mennonite Conference Archives, Steinbach, Manitoba.
 

The Essex Kent Mennonite Historical Association

Leamington, Ontario


University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections

Support 

 

 

  

 

Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society

 

Awards

Alternative Service in the Second World War: Conscientious Objectors in Canada: 1939-1945 is the winner of 2 awards.

The Manitoba Library Association has named it "web site of the year" for 2005 because of its ..."quality, educational value and usefulness of the information it provides ..."  "This nomination earned high praise for its ability to integrate history and culture  into a thoughtful, educational and vibrant web site of interest for all ages". 

The Association for Manitoba Archives has given the site an Outstanding Achievement Award stating: "This web site enhances the understanding of the role of archives and makes a significant contribution to Canadian history and culture." September 30, 2004.

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