Dig around in your attic, and you will be sure to find old newspaper clippings that bring us to fond memories of the past. Recently, we found some clippings, articles and pictures that relate to the Berliner Kehler clan. This website is a great place to showcase memories. Email your clippings to us, for consideration and publication on this website, by sending your email and attachments to the Webmaster. Let’s have some fun! Watch for more memories, that will be posted right here!
Category: News
Berliner Kehler List of Descendants
We are very grateful to the large number of Kehler cousins, and there are many of you, who have stepped up to the plate and helped this process along!
Today, we want to recognize:
- Neil House – for sending in updates to the Maria Schultz Kehler list
- Martha Kehler – for sending in updates to the David Schultz Kehler list
The most current list of descendants can be downloaded here. If you spot any errors or omissions, please send us the details and we can get a more accurate list. Contact the Webmaster with any questions or updates.
Merry Christmas, Berliner Kehlers!
While the Kehler producer of this video is not a Berliner Kehler, that I know of — here is wishing you a Fröhliche Weihnachten!!
May God Bless the Berliner Kehler Clan in 2010!
Hochfeld CMC Heritage Cemetery
The Hochfeld CMC Heritage Cemetery is the final resting place for both Jacob “Berliner” and Elizabeth Kehler. Located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, the Hochfeld CMC Heritage Cemetery is maintained by volunteers.
Ebenfeldscha Bosch Brennt Dohl Band Performing in Rosenort, MB
Peter B. Kehler and his friends of the Ebenfeldscha Bosch Brennt Dohl Band will be performing at the Rosenort Fellowship Seniors Banquet on December 8, 2009 at the Rosenort Heritage Centre, 14 Spruce Crescent. Continue reading “Ebenfeldscha Bosch Brennt Dohl Band Performing in Rosenort, MB”
Volunteers Needed – Ancestors of the Kehler Clan
Volunteers are required, perhaps you would find this task amusing as well. Updates are required to the list, and we would be so grateful if there would be at least one member of each line, that would take on this task. Start by downloading this list (PDF format) of descendants here. Send us the changes and we can get a more accurate listing. Contact the Webmaster with any questions or updates.
Mennonite Characters Grapple with Culture, Religion
A talented opera singer desperate for the chance to attend school in far-off Toronto; a defiant soldier flaunting his uniform at a Sunday service; a little boy illegally watching a hockey game from a rinkside tree—no matter how they differ on the surface, many of the characters populating Al Reimer’s fiction have something in common.
By Julienne Isaacs, ChristianWeek.org
Al Reimer’s fiction pushes boundaries while clinging to tradition
A talented opera singer desperate for the chance to attend school in far-off Toronto; a defiant soldier flaunting his uniform at a Sunday service; a little boy illegally watching a hockey game from a rinkside tree—no matter how they differ on the surface, many of the characters populating Al Reimer’s fiction have something in common. They are outsiders in a community bound by tight cultural and religious rules.
Continue reading “Mennonite Characters Grapple with Culture, Religion”
50 Years Ago…
On the evening of August 10, 1959, twenty-seven year old Henry P. Kehler went back to the jobsite he was working at Barkman Concrete, to pick up his jacket, which he had forgotten.
by The Mitchell CMC, courtesy of the CMC Chronicle
On the evening of August 10, 1959, twenty-seven year old Henry P. Kehler went back to the jobsite he was working at Barkman Concrete, to pick up his jacket, which he had forgotten.
He walked along a forming wall, something he did all the time. However, this time the forming wall gave way and Henry fell head first, his body twisted in the air and he landed on his back; a 3-4 foot piece of rebar piercing through his back and protruding out through his abdomen.
As Henry lay on the ground, the rebar through his body, he called out to God for help and relief. God granted his prayer, and he says the pain was much more bearable from that point on.
In 1959, there was no Medicare, so a group of construction workers put money together to help pay for Henry’s medical expenses of approximately $1,000. The amount accumulated until Ed H. Friesen presented him with $877.55. Continue reading “50 Years Ago…”
Homecoming a Success !
Thank you to each and every friend and relative who attended the Berliner Kehler Homecoming and book launch event at the Mennonite Heritage Village on Sunday, July 26, 2009.
Kehler cousins, Syd Reimer, Al Reimer and Glen Kehler were overwhelmed with the response and grateful for the recognition of their three years of work to put the Berliner Kehler story into print.
There were over 175 relatives and friends at the afternoon event which included a reading by author Al Reimer and reminiscing by Glen Kehler. Syd Reimer chaired the program and the Ebenfeldshcha Bosch Brennt Dohl Band (Peter B. Kehler & Friends) provided musical entertainment.
Thanks also to the Kehler cousins who baked and served cookies and coffee to accompany the visiting after the program.
Sales of the book The Berliner Kehler Clan – A History in Portraits were brisk and the first printing was sold out. However, a second printing is underway and will be available shortly.
Photos of this most memorial event can be viewed here.
A History in Portraits – The Berliner Kehler Clan (2009)
The Berliner Kehler Clan Book – A History in Portraits was officially launched at a most memorable event & homecoming for family and friends of the Berliner Kehlers on July 26, 2009, at the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba
The Berliner Kehler Clan 2009
The Berliner Kehler Clan Book – A History in Portraits (published in 2009), was officially launched at a most memorable event & homecoming for family and friends of the Berliner Kehlers on Sunday, July 26, 2009, at the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba. View the Program here.
Sales of the book The Berliner Kehler Clan (2009) – A History in Portraits were brisk and the first printing was sold out. However, a second printing soon followed and is now available for purchase. To do so, Contact Us!
The Berliner Kehler Clan (2009) printed by Rosetta Projects.