Mennonite
Historical
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of Alberta

File #195

Compiled November 15, 2000 by Tim Janzen

File 195: 1805-1820; 254 sheets in the original file, 420 frames on the microfilmSummary:

  • Joesphstal and Chortitza District reports concerning cowpox vaccination among the colonists’ children
  • Correspondence between the Board of Guardians Committee and supervisors of the Swedish, Molotschna, Smolensk, Crimea, and Josephstal Colonies
  • Lists of vaccinated children in 1809 and 1814 in the Chortitza Colony villages
  • Population totals for the Chortitza Colony in 1812
  • Statistical data concerning the number of children vaccinated in the Molotschna Colony in 1817 and 1818
Index by frame #:
1-51: Correspondence from 1805 to 1808 between the Board of Guardians Committee and supervisors of the Swedish, Molotschna, Smolensk, Crimea, and Josephstal Colonies.
52-83: List of children given the cowpox vaccination to protect against smallpox in the Chortitza Colony in 1809. The list includes the name and age of the child including their father’s name and the name of their village in the Chortitza Colony. Most children immunized were 6 and younger although some were as old as 12. Children from 205 families were immunized. (see extracted data: Vaccinations, 1809)
84-96: Assorted reports in 1809 and 1810
97-108: List of children given the cowpox vaccination to protect against smallpox in the Chortitza Colony in 1809. This information is a duplicate of the information found in frames #52-83, but is in Russian. (see extracted data: Vaccinations, 1809)
109-175: Assorted reports from 1811 to 1814 including reports about vaccination of children
176-177: Population summary in March, 1812 for the Chortitza Colony, Kronsgarten, the Josephstal Colony, and several other colonies listing the total number of families, males, and females in the various villages. The following population totals are given for the various villages: Chortitza, 367, Rosenthal, 189, Burwalde, 136, Nieder Chortitza, 200, Insel Chortitza, 85, Einlage, 186, Kronsweide, 164, Neuendorf, 365, Neuenburg, 77, Schoenhorst, 272, Kronstal, 89, Schoenwiese, 119, Josephstal Colony 480, Kronsgarten, 140.
264-273: List of children given the cowpox vaccination to protect against smallpox in the Chortitza Colony in 1814. The list includes the name of the child including their father’s name and the name of their village in the Chortitza Colony. A total of 85 children are listed. (see extracted data: Vaccinations, 1814)
274-348: Assorted reports in 1814 and 1815
349-350: Report in 1814 concerning Jacob Loewen of Neuendorf and Jacob Wiens’ wife of Neu-Osterwick
351-356: List of children given the cowpox vaccination to protect against smallpox in the Chortitza Colony in 1814. The list includes the name of the child including their father’s name and the name of their village in the Chortitza Colony.A total of 97 children are listed. (see extracted data: Vaccinations, 1814)
357-362: Assorted reports in 1815
363-397: Statistical data in 1817 and 1818 regarding the numbers of children vaccinated against smallpox in each village the Molotschna Colony in various months.
398-419: Assorted reports in 1818-1820

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Last Updated 4 May 2001

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