Local Columnists Are Like Windows
I’m becoming more and more appreciative of local columnists in our local paper, The Carillon. They’re like windows into small but active communities I don’t […]
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Mennonites in Canada: A Pictorial Record (& Gift)
What can I say? Not many people read this blog… but those who do are of an incredible quality, in my opinion. Curious, brilliant, generous. […]
Reading the Lehn Diary (Begun in 1725!)
As I went as far back in my genealogy as possible with the Grandma Online program, and was intrigued to discover that one of my […]
Menno Moto: An Adventure in Search of Mennonite Identity
What happens when an adventuring journalist who has long ago left his Mennonite roots in the dust, takes an interest in exploring his Mennonite identity? […]
“Auction sales are kind of a sad time…”
I was reading Armin Wiebe’s latest book Grandmother, Laughing when I came across this part where the character Tien says, “Auction sales are a kind […]