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Gretna is a village in the Red River Valley of southern [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]], two miles (three km) from the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[North Dakota (USA)|North Dakota]]) border, with a 1950 population of 608, about one third of which were Mennonites belonging chiefly to two congregations of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonites]], either the [[Blumenort Mennonite Church (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Blumenort congregation]] (largely 1922-1925 Russian immigrants) or the local unit of the [[Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Bergthal congregation]] (largely 1874-1875 Russian immigrants). The entire surrounding area was peopled largely by Mennonites of the 1922-1925 immigration who replaced the older [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfeld Mennonites]] who had immigrated to [[Mexico|Mexico]] and [[Paraguay|Paraguay]]. Gretna is the seat of the oldest Mennonite school in North America, the [[Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada) |Mennonite Collegiate Institute]], founded by [[Ewert, Henry H. (1855-1934)|H. H. Ewert]] in 1891. The [[Altenheim (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Altenheim]] Home for Aged of the Bergthal Church, which was operated here 1918-1938, became a girls' dormitory of the school. | Gretna is a village in the Red River Valley of southern [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]], two miles (three km) from the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[North Dakota (USA)|North Dakota]]) border, with a 1950 population of 608, about one third of which were Mennonites belonging chiefly to two congregations of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonites]], either the [[Blumenort Mennonite Church (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Blumenort congregation]] (largely 1922-1925 Russian immigrants) or the local unit of the [[Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Bergthal congregation]] (largely 1874-1875 Russian immigrants). The entire surrounding area was peopled largely by Mennonites of the 1922-1925 immigration who replaced the older [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfeld Mennonites]] who had immigrated to [[Mexico|Mexico]] and [[Paraguay|Paraguay]]. Gretna is the seat of the oldest Mennonite school in North America, the [[Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada) |Mennonite Collegiate Institute]], founded by [[Ewert, Henry H. (1855-1934)|H. H. Ewert]] in 1891. The [[Altenheim (Gretna, Manitoba, Canada)|Altenheim]] Home for Aged of the Bergthal Church, which was operated here 1918-1938, became a girls' dormitory of the school. | ||
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| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 172. |
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Gretna is a village in the Red River Valley of southern Manitoba, two miles (three km) from the United States (North Dakota) border, with a 1950 population of 608, about one third of which were Mennonites belonging chiefly to two congregations of the General Conference Mennonites, either the Blumenort congregation (largely 1922-1925 Russian immigrants) or the local unit of the Bergthal congregation (largely 1874-1875 Russian immigrants). The entire surrounding area was peopled largely by Mennonites of the 1922-1925 immigration who replaced the older Sommerfeld Mennonites who had immigrated to Mexico and Paraguay. Gretna is the seat of the oldest Mennonite school in North America, the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, founded by H. H. Ewert in 1891. The Altenheim Home for Aged of the Bergthal Church, which was operated here 1918-1938, became a girls' dormitory of the school.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 172.
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| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Gretna (Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gretna_(Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=145313.
APA style
Bender, Harold S. (1956). Gretna (Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gretna_(Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=145313.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 578. All rights reserved.
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