What About Katharina Thiessen? (A.K.A. Mrs. Jacob Barkman)
I was called out! Yes it’s true. I concluded this post with Andrew’s great-great-great-grandfather Jacob Barkman’s death in the Red River in 1875, as if […]
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What Happens At The MHV Ladies Auxiliary Faspa?
At the mere mention of the Mennonite Heritage Village Ladies Auxiliary Faspa, one thinks immediately of tea cups, flowers, and precious elderly women named Eleanor […]
My First Experience with a Neighbourhood Plant Exchange
Have you ever done a neighbourhood plant exchange? No? Well, neither have I. I like the idea, though…in theory… I’ve been thinking about neighbourhood a […]
5 Questions With Author Casey Plett
Casey Plett is the author of the novel Little Fish, the short story collection A Safe Girl to Love and co-editor of the anthology Meanwhile, […]
What’s “Mennonite Music”, Anyway?
Back before the internet was in everyone’s palm, we had to rely on getting our music from CD’s (otherwise known as Compact Discs, kids). So […]