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The village of Hawkesville in Ontario, Canada is a small community in the township of Wellesley in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Several Mennonite families are located nearby. Hawkesville is noted for its custom-built furniture industry.
An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected at the Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre in Jordan by the province to commemorate the first Mennonite Settlement's role in Ontario's heritage. [5] The First Mennonite Church in Vineland, adjacent to the cemetery at the corner of Regional Road 81 (former Highway 8) and Martin Road, organized in 1801, is ...
Mount Salem is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in the municipal township of Malahide, Elgin County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4] The community is in geographic Malahide Township [5] at the intersection of Elgin County Road 40 (Springfield Road) and Elgin County Road 45 (Calton Line), 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) southeast of the community of Aylmer.
By the early 21st century, there was a large Mennonite population in Aylmer and the surrounding area. In addition to the Mennonite population there are sizable Dutch, German, and British descended populations in the area. Just east of Aylmer is a sizable Old Order Amish community. This community was founded by families moving from Ohio in 1953.
St. Jacobs is an unincorporated suburban community in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [1] It is located north of the city of Waterloo. It is a popular location for tourism, [2] due to its quaint appearance, retail focus, and Mennonite heritage. Waterloo Region is still home to the largest population ...
Tara is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] [5] It is a designated place and had 1,037 residents and 458 dwellings as of the 2011 census. [3] Tara is in geographic Arran Township [6] and is located on the Sauble River. [4]
When other bodies arriving in Canada began to settle outside this "central" base, the name was changed to the General Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1932 (later the Conference of Mennonites in Canada). The Ontario Amish Mennonite Conference (later Western Ontario Mennonite Conference) was founded in 1923, and the Conference of United ...
The Conference is sometimes referred to as Old Order Mennonite Church (e. g. Donald Kraybill) , [1] whereas the name given above is used by the Mennonite World Conference and by Stephen Scott. [2] A popular name for the members is Woolwich Mennonites or just Woolwichers , because Abraham Weber Martin, the bishop who was the main force behind ...