Wealth & Horror: The MHV’s Russländer Exhibit
I am not of Russländer descent, so I didn’t know anything at all about their story… until I met Andrew’s maternal grandmother. Suddenly I was […]
Places
Finding William Hespeler’s Grave in Winnipeg
One surprisingly cold day in early November, we decided to visit St. Johns Anglican Cemetery, to see William Hespeler’s grave. He was born in 1830 […]
Clearsprings Cemetery: Close to Home!
I grew up knowing all about Clearsprings! Wait. No I didn’t. But I thought I did. That’s because Steinbach’s mall is called Clearspring Centre. As a […]
High & Low at the Schneider Haus
Often in my reading, I’ll come across the fact that the Ontario Mennonites helped the Manitoba Mennonites when they first arrived in Canada. That’s because […]
Visiting Greenland… Manitoba
I’ve always wanted to visit Greenland. Then suddenly one day, Andrew told me that we were going to Greenland! After about a seven-minute drive, we […]