Canada, Mennonite and Amish Archives (National Institute)

Although Mennonite and Amish church records are often a disappointment genealogically speaking, Mennonite archives are very active in collecting materials which are of use to family historians, and often have good publishing programmes too.

Enquiries about Mennonite records from Ontario should be made to:

Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario Conrad Grebel University College 140 Westmont Rd. N. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G6 Telephone: (519) 885-0220 ext. 24257 Email:[mailto:mhso@uwaterloo.ca mhso@uwaterloo.ca]

In Western Canada, start at:

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives 600 Shaftesbury Boulevard Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 0M4 Telephone: (204) 888-6781 Email:[mailto:office@mennonitechurch.ca office@mennonitechurch.ca]

In Alberta, contact:

Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta # 223, 2946-32 Street North East Calgary, Alberta T1Y 6J7 Telephone: (403) 250-1121 Email:[mailto:queries@mennonitehistory.org queries@mennonitehistory.org]

In British Columbia, contact:

Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia 211-2825 Clearbrook Road Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 6S3 Telephone: (604) 853-6177 Email:[mailto:archives@mhsbc.com archives@mhsbc.com]

The Mennonite Brethren are a related body (there are many kinds of Mennonites); and their study centre in Winnipeg can be found on their website.

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