The Great-Grandfather of All the Reimers: A Visit to Abraham ‘Fuela’ Reimer’s Grave
I feel like Christmas wasn’t that long ago. Over the holidays, I missed time with family (because pandemic). And, I notice it’s been little while […]
East Reserve
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 […]
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 […]