The Story of the Nickel Obelisk in Szynych, Poland
“You’d better post about the Nickelstein,” Andrew said. “I will!” I promised. “But also… why?” “Because! It’s the only monument Mennonites have put up in […]
History
Exploring the land of my great-grandparents in Spencer
“What will you do with these stories?” If I’m being honest… I will probably forget them. So much has already been forgotten, reinvented, rewritten. And […]
Falling Down Another Rabbit Hole: Mountain Lake, Buhrs, Bergmans, and… Murder
You’re going to think that I never finish anything that I start. But I will. However, two things have happened. First, Andrew told me that […]
Ponder a-new: the Russlaender 100 Tour arrives in Steinbach!
Good morning! Even though I’ve been hanging out with the Russlaender 100 “train people” as they are now being called (lol what?!) quite a lot […]
Finding MORE family history at the Mennonite Heritage Archives!
(I wrote this in March and forgot to post it!) It’s been a while since I’ve written about visiting the Mennonite Heritage Archives but I […]