Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Mr. and Mrs. Amon Martin, members of the Plain People sect of the Old Order Mennonite Community in and around Kitchener, are the type of people to be (...)
Mr. and Mrs. Amon Martin, members of the Plain People sect of the Old Order Mennonite Community in and around Kitchener, are the type of people to be (...)

Mr. and Mrs. Amon Martin, members of the Plain People sect of the Old Order Mennonite Community in and around Kitchener, are the type of people to be (...)

Date5/21/1971
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Mr. and Mrs. Amon Martin, members of the Plain People sect of the Old Order Mennonite Community in and around Kitchener, are the type of people to be seen at the Mennonite Relief Sale. On sale will be traditional dishes such as shoofly pie and apple fritters, in addition to handicrafts, antique display.
Subject
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026840F
Members of the Mennonite community at Wellesley, Ont
Members of the Mennonite community at Wellesley, Ont
5/15/1974
Horsepower means horsepower to the Old Order Amish, the 'plain people' who travel in black buggies, farm with horse-drawn plows, use wood-burning stoves for heat and kerosene lamps for light
Horsepower means horsepower to the Old Order Amish, the 'plain people' who travel in black buggies, farm with horse-drawn plows, use wood-burning stoves for heat and kerosene lamps for light
12/11/1979
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
7/31/1972
A Different View will soon greet Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peters, who will leave their Toronto high-rise in September to work for the Mennonite Central Committ(...)
A Different View will soon greet Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peters, who will leave their Toronto high-rise in September to work for the Mennonite Central Committ(...)
7/9/1970
Hand-Made Quilts, for sale are one of the highlights of the Mennonite Relief Sale to be held this Saturday at New Hamburg. Here Mrs. Abraham Dick and (...)
Hand-Made Quilts, for sale are one of the highlights of the Mennonite Relief Sale to be held this Saturday at New Hamburg. Here Mrs. Abraham Dick and (...)
5/19/1971
Cuddly Pals, all hand-made by the Mennonite women who Live near Kitchener, will go on sale May 27
Cuddly Pals, all hand-made by the Mennonite women who Live near Kitchener, will go on sale May 27
5/18/1972
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
11/20/1973
The horse and buggy provide the main form of transportation for Ontario's Old Order Mennonites
The horse and buggy provide the main form of transportation for Ontario's Old Order Mennonites
12/20/1986
Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale
Mennonite people give up untold hours during the year to make items for the sale
5/21/1975
These are scenes from last year's Mennonite Relief Sale which attracted 25,000 people from across Ontario
These are scenes from last year's Mennonite Relief Sale which attracted 25,000 people from across Ontario
5/31/1970
Horsing around? Don't bet on it, young Mennonite men, great judges of horseflesh who use horses to farm their land, are absorbed in the sight of huge (...)
Horsing around? Don't bet on it, young Mennonite men, great judges of horseflesh who use horses to farm their land, are absorbed in the sight of huge (...)
1/30/1975
There's a new look at Mennonite fair, Visitors to the annual Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg, Ont
There's a new look at Mennonite fair, Visitors to the annual Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg, Ont
5/20/1969