Mennonites from Canada migrated to Cuauhtémoc, Mexico … Inside Photos.pdf · Chihuahua State...
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Chihuahua State statue commemorating 75 years of Mennonite farmers in Mexico
Mennonites from Canada migrated to Cuauhtémoc, Mexico in the 1920s
One of many Mexican apple orchards owned by Mennonite farmers
Modern farm equipment contrasted by buildings erected by early Mennonites
Made of sun dried clay bricks, the 85 year old house is still occupied today
The house in Mexico where Peter Thiessen lived through his teenage years
Sara Thiessen and Dorothy Enns visiting Sara’s childhood home
The house where Sara Dyck Thiessen was born - Still occupied today
Sara’s bedroom and a homemade baby carriage still in use today
Peter Thiessen’s upstairs bedroom and the window where he jumped out!
The one room school classroom with slate chalk board writing tablets
The Old Colony Low German Mennonite School - Peter’s only formal education
Mennonite Farmers and Their Watermelon Fields in Mexico
The Old Colony Mennonite Village Church still in use today
Peter Going to See Sara?
From a Black 1968 Plymouth Barracuda to a Horse & Buggy
Old Fashioned Outhouse in Good Repair
Peter Thiessen and a Model A John Deere Tractor with Steel Spiked Wheels
Today Pickup Trucks Have Replaced Most Horse And Buggies
Peter & Dorothy Enns Enjoying Breakfast in Mexico with Peter & Sara Thiessen
Winkler M DOUGLAS Plant - Rebuilt after Fire Destroyed the Original Buildings
ALLSTAR Building Where “Drill Fill Tanks” Were Manufactured
Original COMSTAR Building - Now an Auto Body Repair Shop