My 5G-Grandmother’s Gravestone Was Discovered in Ukraine
I’ve had a kind of difficult time trying to find the gravestones of my great-grandparents. They’re mostly in Canada, but yet I have not managed […]
History
Encounter at Neuanlage
I forget what day it was. I forget a lot of things. Sometime this past summer, we returned to Neuanlage. It’s an unusual sort of park, located […]
Lightening Strikes & Tornadoes: Exploring Schonthal!
One magical day this past summer, I met my friend Audrey’s dad, Mr. Hiebert. Sasha, Audrey, and I were heading out to learn about Kronsthal, […]
The Buhr Mystery
The Buhrs loom large in my imagination. When you know absolutely nothing about a branch in your family tree, there’s no detail for your imagination […]
“Allowing the Quiet to Become Heard”: Mennonites & Anthropology Conference Notes
Feature photo: Dr. Royden Loewen speaks at the close of the conference. Continued from previous posts! This’ll be the last in this series, by the […]