| John J. Friesen |
| John J. Friesen is professor emeritus at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, having taught Mennonite history for more than 35 years. He has travelled in the former Mennonite communities in the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. In 1989 he edited a book of articles by various scholars entitled Mennonites in Russia, covering the years from 1789-1989. Friesen has spent time researching the Mennonite story in the archives in Gdansk, and has published a number of articles about the Mennonite experience in Poland/Prussia. He is semi-retired and lives in Winnipeg with his wife Dorothy. |
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| Presentations: |
| • | Mennonites and Hutterites: Beginnings and early developments |
| | Mennonites and Hutterites began in the midst of the sixteenth century reformations. This session will look at the issues that spawned their origins, and note the transition into continuing, settled communities. Special attention will be paid to the Dutch and Prussian Mennonite stories. References will be made to relevant resources for family history studies. |
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| • | Mennonites and Hutterites: Migrations and Settlements |
| | Attention will be given to the formation of Dutch Mennonite and Hutterite settlements, and their migrations, to Russia, North America, and Latin America. Some of the major settlement and migration records generated and their present access will be identified. |
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