The archives collects, preserves, and makes available the recorded experience of Mennonites, Amish, and other related groups in Ontario. Our growing collection consists of 780 linear meters of personal, congregational, and institutional records in a multitude of formats.
The archives is the official depository for Conrad Grebel University College, Mennonite Central Committee (Ontario) and Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC). We are also the primary archives for MCEC congregations.
You will notice that unlike library collections which are often organized by subject or author, archival records are usually organized by the creator (individual or group) that generated them.
The organizational scheme employed by the Archives were derived by that developed at the Archives of the Mennonite Church (Goshen, Indiana) by Melvin Gingerich, longtime archivist at that facility. He assisted in the early formation of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Note that although we are making progress, not all our collections have full descriptions online. Contact the archivist for more information.
Sound recordings (CD/Digital)
Pennsylvania German folk life & language materials
Singing school materials
Video Recordings (VHS, DVD, etc.)
I. Mennonite Church (MC)
II. Mennonite Conference of Ontario (& Quebec)(MCOQ)
III. MCOQ Congregations
IV. Western Ontario Mennonite Conference (Ontario Amish Mennonite)
V. Western Ontario Mennonite Conference Congregations
VI. Other Canadian MC Congregations
VII. Conservative Mennonite Conferences
VIII.1 Old Order Mennonites
VIII.2 Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference
VIII.3 Orthodox Mennonite Church
VIII.4 Daniel Brubacher Group
IX. Old Order Amish
IX-1. Beachy Amish Mennonites
IX-2. Amish Mennonite congregations (variously affiliated)
X. General Conference Mennonite Church
XI. General Conference Mennonite Church District Conferences in U.S.
XII. Conference of Mennonites in Canada
XIII.1 United Mennonite Conference of Ontario
XIII.2 United Mennonite Conference of Ontario congregations
XIV.1 Mennonite Central Committee
XIV.2 Mennonite Central Committee Canada
XIV.3 Mennonite Central Committee Ontario
XV. Mennonite Organizations and Institutions
XVI. Brethren in Christ Church
XVII. Mennonite Brethren Church
XVIII. Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church
XIX-1. Hutterite Brethren
XIX-2. Community Farm of the Brethren
XX. Low German Mennonites
XXI. Krimmer Mennonite Brethren
XXII. Evangelical Mennonite Missionary Church
XXIII. Evangelical Mennonite Brethren
XXIV. Evangelical Mennonite Conference
XXV. Cultural and Genealogical Organizations
XXV.1 Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario
XXVI. Conrad Grebel University College
XXVII. House Churches (Moved to III-67)
XXVIII. Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario)
XXIX. Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada (MCEC)
XXX. MCEC Congregations
XXXI. Mennonite Church Canada
XXXII. Reformed Mennonite Church
L. South American Mennonites
C. Prussian Mennonites
D. Russian Mennonites
M. European Mennonites
MD. Asian Mennonites
MM. Australian Mennonites
