Jacob Barkman: Born in Prussia, Buried in Manitoba
This past Saturday, Andrew and I got it into our heads to find his twice-over great-great-great-great-grandfather’s grave. We used the Find A Grave website to […]
East Reserve
Kronsgard Cemetery Location SUCCESS
Happy August Long Monday! Ah, is it really? Trust cemetery-dweller Erin to contrast the many happy posts of sunny days at the lake. After all, summer […]
I Told Andrew Gnadenfeld Still Exists. (I Think I Lied.)
“It was at the outskirts of Gnadenfeld that as a three-year-old, I experienced the green chill of a near-tornado turned electrical storm. Ever since that […]
Seeing the INSIDE of Willow Plain School — FINALLY!
Back in January, I posted about visiting the OUTside of Willow Plain School. Yep, just the outside of the building. Because even though this is […]
Blumenhof School and the “Here-I-Am-ers”
Blumenhof was settled in 1875 (a year after Blumenort) but was also one of the first to end village life, by 1889. However, unlike other […]