The details of Heinrich D. Martens’s remarkable life which are included in Lineage are drawn from family oral history, as well as several other resources, including:
- The remarkable but scarce Hague-Osler Mennonite Reserve: 1895-1995 book
- Leonard Doell’s book, The Bergthaler Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan
- Leonard Doell’s article on the Spanish flu
- Leonard Doell’s article on Ältester Jakob Wiens (starting on page 14)
Below are photos from various stages of his life, along with an audio recording of his younger brother, Frank.
Heinrich D. Martens, with his family, from left to right: son Abram, daughter Katharina, wife Katharina Buhler, son Heinrich, and son David
Heinrich D. Martens, with his wife, Katharina Buhler
Heinrich D. Martens, with his second wife, Susanna (Fehr) Harder
Heinrich D. Martens, with his third wife, Helena Nickel
Newspaper clipping on Heinrich D. Martens’s 100th birthday
Newspaper clipping on Heinrich D. Martens speaking at Rosthern Junior College
Heinrich D. Martens, with his eldest son, David, grandson, John, and great-grandson, Dion (author of Lineage)
Audio recording of Heinrich’s younger brother, Frank, speaking about the controversy of cars in the Hague-Osler Mennonite Reserve:
