‘Anything else would be a lie’: 5 Questions with Ralph Friesen
Ralph Friesen was born in Steinbach in 1945 and was raised in the Mill Street (now 2nd Street) neighbourhood, surrounded by uncles, aunts and cousins. […]
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Examining 3 Old Family Photos, Randomly Chosen
First up: Eight women stand in a field. All except one are wearing hats. I wonder if this was taken outside of a church. On […]
NEW Old Family Photos!
Look at this pile. My aunt recently gave me these photos. I believe the majority of my mom’s family was from the RM of Stanley, […]
Not a Review: Re-reading Kate Bowler’s ‘Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved)’
Sometimes I write about personal stuff on here… about chats that I have with my mom. But I never write about having chats with my […]
Remembering Ed Bickert, Jazz Legend from Hochfeld, Manitoba
I suspect that not many southern Manitobans know of Ed Bickert, who passed away this week. But they should! Ed Bickert is a legend in […]