Fifty years ago, in June 1973, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Waterloo region. What gift could she be given to represent the area? These two bronze figures of an Old Order couple by Waterloo artist Renie Ellis were chosen. At the time, Mennonites constituted about 10 percent of the area’s population.
For more historical photos in the Mennonite Archival Image Database, see archives.mhsc.ca.
More moments from yesterday:
Maria Kroeker
Kazakhstan
Ron J. Sider
David K. Jantzi
Queen in Manitoba
(Photo: David L. Hunsberger/Mennonite Archives of Ontario)
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