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Chihuahua State statue commemorating 75 years of Mennonite farmers in Mexico Mennonites from Canada migrated to Cuauhtémoc, Mexico in the 1920s

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Chihuahua State statue commemorating 75 years of Mennonite farmers in Mexico

Mennonites from Canada migrated to Cuauhtémoc, Mexico in the 1920s

One of many Mexican apple orchards owned by Mennonite farmers

Modern farm equipment contrasted by buildings erected by early Mennonites

Made of sun dried clay bricks, the 85 year old house is still occupied today

The house in Mexico where Peter Thiessen lived through his teenage years

Sara Thiessen and Dorothy Enns visiting Sara’s childhood home

The house where Sara Dyck Thiessen was born - Still occupied today

Sara’s bedroom and a homemade baby carriage still in use today

Peter Thiessen’s upstairs bedroom and the window where he jumped out!

The one room school classroom with slate chalk board writing tablets

The Old Colony Low German Mennonite School - Peter’s only formal education

Mennonite Farmers and Their Watermelon Fields in Mexico

The Old Colony Mennonite Village Church still in use today

Peter Going to See Sara?

From a Black 1968 Plymouth Barracuda to a Horse & Buggy

Old Fashioned Outhouse in Good Repair

Peter Thiessen and a Model A John Deere Tractor with Steel Spiked Wheels

Today Pickup Trucks Have Replaced Most Horse And Buggies

Peter & Dorothy Enns Enjoying Breakfast in Mexico with Peter & Sara Thiessen

Winkler M DOUGLAS Plant - Rebuilt after Fire Destroyed the Original Buildings

ALLSTAR Building Where “Drill Fill Tanks” Were Manufactured

Original COMSTAR Building - Now an Auto Body Repair Shop

A truckload of PJ TRAILERS leaving the plant in Tigertown, Texas

PJ TRAILERS built the American Way

PJ TRAILERS - A testimony to God’s faithfulness

PJ TRAILERS Headquarters - Tigertown, Texas

Peter & Sara Thiessen - 2011 Visit to Mexico

PJ TRAILERS Factory - A Recent Aerial View