About Us
Goals and Objectives
- Nurture recognition and awareness of early pioneers and of the history of Winkler.
- Establish an historical archive in the new library.
- Plan for a museum or heritage house for the preservation of artifacts.
- Identification of heritage sites and memorials.
- Establishing a bursary fund.
Membership Fees
Annual, calendar-year Membership Fee ...........$20.00
For couples who both want to be members.......$30.00/couple
Membership in the Society is open to all - residents, organizations & businesses of Winkler and surrounding district; former "Winklerites" and friends.
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Organization and Structure:
The current Executive elected by the Members is:
Chairperson: Jerry Hildebrand
Vice chairperson: Arnie Nuefeld
Interim Secretary: Grace Schellenberg
Treasurer: Abe Suderman
The Board of Directors consists of the Executive and the WHS Member Chairpersons of active, appointed sub-commitees in the Society.
Society Committees
- Heritage Happenings
- Archives
- Museum
- Bethel Heritage Park
- Bursaries
- Junior History Clubs
History of the Winkler Heritage Society
The Winkler Heritage Societywas organized in 1999.
Among its first projects were:
- The preparation and production of historical placemats depicting various scenes and characters from Winkler’s past.
- The creation of a heritage piece in the then-newly-created Prairie Green Park on Prairieview Drive. This heritage piece includes a cairn on which are inscribed the names of the earliest Mennonite pioneers who came to this area in 1876 and settled in the now-extinct village of Hoffnungsfeld. Very many of these families eventually moved to the village of Winkler and were among its earliest residents. The trees in the park have been planted in memory of these pioneers.
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