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| − | The Mennonite Land Settlement Board was organized in July 1924 to take over from the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] the work of land settlement. It had nine members, three each from the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, the [[Central Mennonite Immigration Committee|Central Mennonite Immigration Committee]], and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Its work was financed by the Canada Colonization Association, a subsidiary of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway Company|Canadian Pacific Railway]]. In 1929 the Board was discontinued and its work taken over by the | + | The Mennonite Land Settlement Board was organized in July 1924 to take over from the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] the work of land settlement. It had nine members, three each from the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, the [[Central Mennonite Immigration Committee|Central Mennonite Immigration Committee]], and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Its work was financed by the [[Canada Colonization Association]], a subsidiary of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway Company|Canadian Pacific Railway]]. In 1929 the Board was discontinued and its work taken over by the Canada Colonization Association. The original executive committee was [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]], chairman, [[Herzer, Traugott Otto Francis (1887-1958)|T. O. F. Herzer]], and [[Friesen, Abram A. (1885-1948)|A. A. Friesen]]. |
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The Mennonite Land Settlement Board was organized in July 1924 to take over from the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization the work of land settlement. It had nine members, three each from the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, the Central Mennonite Immigration Committee, and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Its work was financed by the Canada Colonization Association, a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1929 the Board was discontinued and its work taken over by the Canada Colonization Association. The original executive committee was David Toews, chairman, T. O. F. Herzer, and A. A. Friesen.
| Author(s) | Jacob Gerbrandt |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Gerbrandt, Jacob. "Mennonite Land Settlement Board." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Land_Settlement_Board&oldid=141830.
APA style
Gerbrandt, Jacob. (1957). Mennonite Land Settlement Board. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Land_Settlement_Board&oldid=141830.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 630. All rights reserved.
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