©Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Last updated January 31, 2003)

David Wiens Fonds. --1962-1968; 1985-1997; predominant 1990-1997. --0.3 m of textual records.

BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

David Wiens was born on September 21, 1920 in the lower village of Alexandrodar in the Kuban settlement. He came to Canada in 1925 at the age of 4 1/2. He married Betty Bagot on September 18, 1943. David was a teacher by profession and had a great interest in family history and genealogy.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The fonds consists of correspondence and documents collected, written and received by David Wiens. Contained within in the fonds is genealogical material (1990), correspondence collected from various people (1962-1968) and correspondence written and received (1990-1997) as well as the Schellenberg genealogy/compiled by Maria (Schellenberg) Wiens (1998). All of the correspondence included is either from or to people in either the former USSR or Canada. Some of the people with whom David corresponded with were George Harder, Herb Giesbrecht, Jacob Heinrichs, Cornelius Heinrichs and Hans Wiens. The material is all related to David's family history and genealogy research.

CUSTODIAL HISTORY

The material in this fonds was received from David Wiens, Gloucester, Ontario in 1997.

NOTES

Title based on contents of this fonds.

Some of the material in this fonds is in German. Some of the correspondence that is included has both a German original copy and an English translation.

Arrangements and description prepared by Kelli Downey, July 2000.

Accession No. 97-143.

Location: Volumes 4861-4863.

Finding aid consists of an inventory list.

David Wiens' research material and correspondence regarding. --1962-1968; 1985-1997. --0.3 m of textual records.

Volume 4861

  1. Wiens genealogical material received from George Harder, 1990.
  2. Wiens genealogical and historical materials including "Stammbaum" by Johannes G. Wiens, 1990.
  3. Herb Giesbrecht correspondence with David Wiens, 1990-1992.
  4. David Wiens letters to Johannes Wiens, 1990-1997.
  5. David Wiens correspondence with Jakob Heinrichs (translations included), 1993-1997.

 

Volume 4862

  1. The Schellenberg genealogy/compiled by Maria (Schellenberg) Wiens, translated

    2. 1988.

  2. David Wiens correspondence with great aunt Cecilie and Aunt Anna (translations included), 1990-1997.
  3. Correspondence between Heinrichs in Russia and Anne Pelk (translations included), 1962-1968.
  4. Hans Wiens correspondence with David Wiens (originals), 1990-1997.

Volume 4863

  1. Hans Wiens correspondence with David Wiens (translations), 1985-1992.
  2. Hans Wiens correspondence with David Wiens (translations), 1993-1997.
  3. Cornelius Heinrichs correspondence with David Wiens, 1989-1992.