Hague Osler Mennonite Reserve 1895-1995

A substantial and meticulously documented history of the Hague–Osler Mennonite Reserve, the federally designated tract north of present-day Saskatoon established in 1895 for the settlement of Old Colony Mennonites migrating from Manitoba. This 728-page volume offers an in-depth account of the reserve’s formation, early village communities and the evolving cultural and religious life of its inhabitants. The narrative traces the community through periods of significant change—among them the shift from German-language parochial schools to mandated public schooling in the 1930s, the major emigration to Mexico in the 1920s, and later movements to and from other regions of western Canada. While select individuals are profiled, the work does not include formal family histories; instead, it presents a comprehensive social, cultural, and institutional portrait of one of Saskatchewan’s most historically significant Mennonite settlements