Resources

References and Sources

1.     Genealogy of Johann von Riesen Friesen complied for Gerhard I. Peters by K. Peters, Winnipeg used by permission.

2.   A ten page note book written in German script by Johann and Agatha Wiens, parents of Anna and translated at the Mennonite Historical Society of BC.  This note book was added to by Peter and Anna and was found in an old suitcase belonging to their daughter Anne and given to the author of this family history.

3.     Mennonite history facts have been taken from several sources, mostly the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.  http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Welcome_to_GAMEO

4.     Pictures of Mennonite history from "Heritage Remembered" by Gerhard Lohrenz, 2nd Edition, "A Pictorial Survey of Mennonites in Prussia and Russia" 1977 Canadian Mennonite University Press Winnipeg. Used by permission.

5.     Pictures of Mennonite history from "Als Ihre Zeit Erfüllt Was" by Dr. Walter Quiring and Helen Bartel 1963.  Used by permission.

6.     REID - SCHROEDER Genealogies http://reidgen.com/index.php

7.     Bob Strong's Genealogical Database http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bobstrong
8.     http://www.hopeallianz.com/Genealogy/FriesenJourneyReunion2010.pdf

9.     Flemish Mennonite Historical Society June 2003 Issue of "Preservings" http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/admin/vh_external/plettfoundation/Preservings/Preservings22June2003.pdf

10.  Mennonite Historical Atlas - Maps  http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/holdings/Schroeder_maps/

11.  http://members.shaw.ca/familyhistory/story/Molotschna.htm

12.  List of von Riesen names in records for marriages, births and deaths 1772-1773 Prussia https://mla.bethelks.edu/Prussian%20Polish%20Mennonite%20sources/heubuden.html

13.  Map of Poland used by permission, John Moen, Managing Director World Atlas www.worldatlas.com