“Most Are True”: Stories About Trees With Jac
Whether you realize it or not, you probably have a “favourite tree”. Yesterday I thought about mine, while in conversation with Jac Siemens. I spent […]
East Reserve
Mennonites Walking
EAST RESERVE I’ve been reading history books again and here are a few disjointed thoughts on how often, and how far, the Manitoba Mennonites of […]
Bones & Blossoms: Return to Kronstgard
EAST RESERVE “Brother Heinrichs, the local storekeeper, offered a lot next to his store. It was a beautiful location, on the banks of the Joubert […]
Evening Stroll Through Modern-Day Blumenort
EAST RESERVE This is yet another weird post of mine. Who visits nearby towns and villages just to walk around them? Oh hi, I do! […]
Tools & Burial Sites: Learning More About Peter Baerg
I purport to be interested in local history, so it’s astounding and ridiculous that I’ve never read all the books that contain Peter Baerg’s translated […]