Mysterious Tales from Osterwick, West Reserve
When Andrew and I were hanging out in the West Reserve this past August, I really didn’t have a lot of info about villages or […]
History
“Steinbach Then & Now” Historical Lecture, This Saturday at the MHV!
I can’t wait for this event! For several reasons. As I’ve been reading more and more local history books, publications, and papers, I’ve naturally also […]
Trying To Find Old Village Sites in the East Reserve… Is Kind of Difficult
So. Ever since I first started reading the Historical Atlas of the East Reserve, I’ve been wanting to head out on the road and find […]
Mitchell Was Once Vollwerk. (That’s A Recent Discovery Of Mine.)
You probably already knew this, but it was news to me. I was minding my own business, reading the Historical Atlas of the East Reserve, […]
Today It’s Randolph, But Back Then It Was Chortitz.
I think Randolph was the first Mennonite village that I ever heard about. When I was little, a friend from school lived there. The first […]