Blumenort, Manitoba
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Blumenort is a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, 4.1 kilometres north of the city of Steinbach. It was founded in 1874 by P
A dairy farm in Blumenort
Privilegium of 1873 (Canada)
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The Privilegium of 1873 is the original invitation letter from the Government of Canada to Mennonites living in the Russian Empire offering them land, military exemption, and private schools, among ot
Blumenort, Manitoba
…Russian Empire sent a delegation to investigate land in North America. Four of the delegates decided to advise their people to settle in Manitoba and a Privilegium was signed between with the Canadian government. The document guaranteed Mennonites religious freedom, private school, military exemption and land that…
Original copy of Mennonite Privilegium from the Mennonite Heritage Archives in Winnipeg