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This term was originally used to distinguish the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite settlement]] of [[Russia|Russia]] (founded in 1789) from the later [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] (founded in 1803). When in 1874-1880 the Mennonites from the Chortitza and [[Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Fürstenland]] settlements established their homes on the [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]], and the [[Bergthal Mennonites|Bergthal]] on the [[East Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|East Reserve]], the latter were usually referred to as <em>Bergthaler </em>and the former as <em>Altkolonier </em>(Old Colonists), since they had come from the Old Colony (Chortitza) in Russia. Although the official name of the Old Colony group is "[[Old Colony Mennonites|Reinland Mennonite Church]]," it has generally become known as the[[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonite Church]], and the people are referred to as Old Colonists. In the 1950s this group could be found in Manitoba,[[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], and [[Mexico|Mexico]], and represented the most conservative wing of the Russo-German Mennonites, comparing with the[[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] and the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterites]] in their beliefs and practices, especially in matters pertaining to [[Nonconformity|nonconformity]] to the world. 
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This term was originally used to distinguish the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite settlement]] of [[Russia|Russia]] (founded in 1789) from the later [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] (founded in 1803). When in 1874-1880 the Mennonites from the Chortitza and [[Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Fürstenland]] settlements established their homes on the [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]], and the [[Bergthal Mennonites|Bergthal]] on the [[East Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|East Reserve]], the latter were usually referred to as <em>Bergthaler </em>and the former as <em>Altkolonier </em>(Old Colonists), since they had come from the Old Colony (Chortitza) in Russia. Although the official name of the Old Colony group is "[[Old Colony Mennonites|Reinland Mennonite Church]]," it has generally become known as the[[Old Colony Mennonites| Old Colony Mennonite Church]], and the people are referred to as Old Colonists. In the 1950s this group could be found in Manitoba,[[Saskatchewan (Canada)| Saskatchewan]], and [[Mexico|Mexico]], and represented the most conservative wing of the Russo-German Mennonites, comparing with the[[Old Order Amish| Old Order Amish]] and the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterites]] in their beliefs and practices, especially in matters pertaining to [[Nonconformity|nonconformity]] to the world. 
  
See [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]]
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See [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites ]]
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 38.
 
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 38.
 
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Revision as of 13:51, 23 August 2013

This term was originally used to distinguish the Chortitza Mennonite settlement of Russia (founded in 1789) from the later Molotschna settlement (founded in 1803). When in 1874-1880 the Mennonites from the Chortitza and Fürstenland settlements established their homes on the West Reserve in Manitoba, and the Bergthal on the East Reserve, the latter were usually referred to as Bergthaler and the former as Altkolonier (Old Colonists), since they had come from the Old Colony (Chortitza) in Russia. Although the official name of the Old Colony group is "Reinland Mennonite Church," it has generally become known as the Old Colony Mennonite Church, and the people are referred to as Old Colonists. In the 1950s this group could be found in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Mexico, and represented the most conservative wing of the Russo-German Mennonites, comparing with the Old Order Amish and the Hutterites in their beliefs and practices, especially in matters pertaining to nonconformity to the world. 

See Old Colony Mennonites

Bibliography

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 38.


Author(s) Cornelius Krahn
Date Published 1955

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Krahn, Cornelius. "Alte Kolonie (Old Colony)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alte_Kolonie_(Old_Colony)&oldid=90821.

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Krahn, Cornelius. (1955). Alte Kolonie (Old Colony). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alte_Kolonie_(Old_Colony)&oldid=90821.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 76. All rights reserved.


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