Silberfeld: a Word-of-Mouth Situation
EAST RESERVE Sometime a few summers ago, we were heading west along highway 311, when it occurred to me that this would be a lovely […]
East Reserve
A Glimpse at Village Life Through an Insider’s Lens
At one time, the Rural Municipalities of Hanover, Rhineland, and Stanley had been called the East and West Mennonite Reserves, riddled with Mennonite street villages. […]
Detour Through the Woods at Schönhorst
This seems like so long ago… Early in September, I kidnapped two friends and went off in search of the cemeteries marked in the Historical […]
The Lone Headstone of Gnadenfeld
“The destruction early this summer of the huge Braun barn that dominated the landscape of Gnadenfeld for over 100 years spells the end of an […]
Exploring Old Gruenfeld with Henry Fast (Author of the Gruenfeld Book!)
(A post wherein I depict Andrew and Henry to be besties.) This is gonna look like I’m the third wheel on a buddy adventure starring […]