In honour of her father's Mennonite heritage, Society member B. Gertrude Bergey (1920-2007) left a major bequest of over $130,000 to the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario. The Society decided to actively spend the bequest, which has supported a diverse range of projects. As of 2023, $118,000 of the fund has been distributed. The Society is deeply gratful to Gertrude Bergey for her generous contribution to Ontario Mennonite history.
Supported projects include:
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Mennonite Archives of Ontario renovation and expansion
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Brubacher House programming
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Honoraria for writers of biographies of prominent Ontario Mennonites for the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
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The J. Winfield Fretz Special Projects Fund
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The Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters in Time and Place conference
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Commemorations of the War of 1812 bicentennial, Amish bicentennial and Russlaender centennial
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Detweiler Meetinghouse renovations