Rockway Mennonite Collegiate oral history project

Classification scheme:

Hist.Mss.22.8

Title: Rockway Mennonite Collegiate oral history project

Dates of creation: 1973, 1989-1994

Physical description: 46 audio cassette tapes

Administrative history: These interviews were conducted by Sam Steiner for research for the book, Lead us on: a history of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 1945-1995

Custodial history: Donated to the Archives by Sam Steiner in 1996

Notes: Archival description created by Sam Steiner 2017
The interviews are restricted until the death of the interviewee(s) unless the interviewee gave explicit release.
All interviews are by Sam Steiner except for the interview of Ed Knechtel by Bill Kruger from November 1973.
For more information see the Rockway Mennonite School collection at II-4.2.

File list: 

  1. Lew & Marg Weber (student & principal), August 22, 1991 (2 tapes)(restricted)
  2. Bill Kruger (principal), October 15, 1990; November 21, 1990, February 13, 1991 (4 tapes)(restricted)
  3. Vera Snider (student), May 21, 1991 (restricted)
  4. Ed Knechtel (business manager) by Bill Kruger, November 1973 (also copy of original)
  5. Elizabeth Groh Rudy (student, daughter of founding principal), June 25, 1991 (restricted)
  6. Lorraine Roth (student), January 17, 1990
  7. Delford Zehr (student), October 26, 1989
  8. Sam Rittenhouse (student), October 2, 1990 (restricted)
  9. Roy Koch (board member), May 14, 1990
  10. Gerald Loewen (teacher), September 21, 1991 (restricted)
  11. Bert Lobe (principal), June 22, 1994 (restricted)
  12. Rufus Jutzi (board member), July 11, 1994
  13. Don Buschert (teacher), March 9, 1994
  14. Gordon Hunsberger (board member), July 2, 1991
  15. Bob & Grace Veitch (students), June 8, 1994 (restricted)
  16. Laurence Martin (student & board), July 22, 1994 (restricted)
  17. Lillian Kennel (staff), September 11, 1991
  18. Paul Tiessen (student), November 22, 1993 (restricted)
  19. Ferne Burkhardt (student), May 16, 1991 (restricted)
  20. Cora Groh (wife of founding principal), October 9, 1990
  21. George Bechtel (student & principal), June 12, 1991 (restricted)
  22. Phyllis Kramer (student), July 6, 1994 (restricted)
  23. Darrell Martin (student), June 16, 1994 (restricted)
  24. Glen Woolner (staff), June 14, 1994 (restricted)
  25. Nancy Ellen Nafziger (teacher), April 11, 1994 (restricted)
  26. Henry & Karen Janzen (student & teacher), March 15, 1994 (restricted)
  27. John Harder (teacher), February 21, 1994 (restricted)
  28. David & Mary Groh (student, son of founding principal), July 31, 1991 (restricted)
  29. Albert Hunsberger (community, public school teacher), May 31, 1994
  30. Gerald Good (student & board member), May 29, 1991 (restricted)
  31. Ross Bender (principal), May 28, 1991
  32. Art Klassen (teacher), February 28, 1994 (restricted)
  33. Clayton Swartzentruber (principal), October 11, 1991
  34. Catharine Hunsberger (student), October 26, 1993, (restricted)
  35. David Newlands (teacher), June 15, 1994 (restricted)
  36. Art Byer (principal), February 20, 1992 (restricted)
  37. Bill Gross (teacher), July 13, 1994
  38. Doris Gascho (student), June 3, 1991 (restricted)
  39. Doug & Doreen Snyder (students), June 17, 1991 (restricted)
  40. Roger Stover (teacher), June 9, 1994 (restricted)
  41. Bob Shantz (teacher), February 14, 1993 (restricted)
  42. Roy Steckley (student), June 13, 1991 (restricted)