Reading Someone Else’s Diary…From 1874
Okay, let’s get one thing straight: my curiosity about the first wave of Mennonite immigrants from South Russia to Canada is entirely selfish. I’m interested […]
History
A Monument to “Telephone Klassen”… and Mill Street
There are some pocket parks in Steinbach. I don’t often have time to really stop and read everything that’s on the plaques… but the other […]
Anna Barkman’s Apple Tree
I’m not sure when the apple tree at the corner of Barkman Avenue and Elmdale Street first caught my attention. It might’ve been when Andrew […]
You Definitely HAVE to Pick Up a Copy of the Latest Issue of Preservings!
My interest in Mennonite history is very new, and so my wonder at discovering Preservings at the Steinbach MCC perhaps caused some to roll their […]
John Calvin Called Menno Simons A Conceited Ass
It’s really cold and snowy outside… so us Manitobans are largely hibernating. Which suits Andrew and I fine, as every surface in our home is […]