Classification scheme:
Hist.Mss.2.104 (s.c.)
Title: Helen (Gimbel) Martin family fonds
Dates of creation: ca. 1950-1998
Physical description: 1 cm of textual records (photocopies)
Biographical sketch: Helen Gimbel (1917-1998) was the daughter of Irvin Gimbel and Ada (Cressman) Gimbel. The family lived near Breslau, Ontario and were members at Breslau Mennonite Church. Helen married Urias G. Martin in 1943.
Custodial history: Copied by the Archives from records in the possession of Sharon Martin, 2018
Scope and content: Contains a photocopy of a genealogy booklet documenting the matrilinial ancestors of Helen (Gimbel) Martin compiled by her mother's sister Elvina Cressman. Family names included are Cressman, Weber, Wenger and Shantz. Fonds also contains photocopies of family photographs, and memories by Elvina Cressman of growing up on the Joseph S. and Lydia (Wenger) Cressman family farm on the west bank of the Grand River near Breslau.
Notes:
Original archival description created 2021 by Laureen Harder-Gissing.