Mennonite Migration to Cottonwood County

Believing that war and violence are inconsistent with Jesus’s teachings to love one’s enemies, a group of people from Molotschna Colony, Russia—Mennonites of Dutch descent—searched for a permanent home in the early 1870s. They found such a place, where they could follow their faith without persecution, in Minnesota’s Cottonwood County.

Color image of a silver cross pendant found at the Réaume site, 2012.

Silver cross pendant found at the Réaume site

Silver cross pendant found at the Réaume site, 2012. It is similar to those recovered at other late eighteenth-century trading posts. Photograph by Don Hoffmann.

Black and white photograph of the senior usher board, St. Peter’s AME Church, Minneapolis, ca. 1960.

Senior usher board, St. Peter’s AME Church

Senior usher board, St. Peter’s AME Church, Minneapolis, ca. 1960.

Black and white photograph of the Congregation in front of Pilgrim Baptist Church on opening day (December 16, 1927), 732 West Central Avenue, St. Paul.

Congregation of Pilgrim Baptist Church

Congregation in front of Pilgrim Baptist Church on opening day (December 16, 1927), 732 West Central Avenue, St. Paul.

Color image of Anna and Lena Ewert posing with a quilt they made and donated to the Tabor College Carson Center quilt auction, 2009.

Anna and Lena Ewert

Anna and Lena Ewert posing with a quilt they made and donated to the Tabor College Carson Center quilt auction, 2009.

Black and white photograph of Edna G. Gerdes, missionary to India, ca. 1970.

Edna G. Gerdes

Edna G. Gerdes, missionary to India, ca. 1970.

Black and white photograph of John A. Wiebe and Viola Bergthold Wiebe, missionaries to India, ca. 1970.

John A. Wiebe and Viola Bergthold Wiebe

John A. Wiebe and Viola Bergthold Wiebe, missionaries to India, ca. 1970.

Sheet music of a hymn often used for mission programs organized by the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church.

Hymnal sheet music

Sheet music of a hymn often used for mission programs organized by the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church.

Black and white photograph of Heinrich Enns and Maria Ewert Enns, 1896.

Heinrich Enns and Maria Ewert Enns

Heinrich Enns and Maria Ewert Enns’ wedding photograph, 1896.

Color image of Members of the Dorcas Circle at the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church Centennial celebration, 1975.

Members of the Dorcas Circle at the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church Centennial celebration

Helen Wiens, Waldo Wiens, and Rachel Wiens sing as a trio at a Carson Mennonite Brethren Church Centennial celebration, 1975.

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