We Couldn’t Resist “The Mennonite Story” in St. Jacobs!
When Andrew and I visited St. Jacobs this past summer, we suddenly found ourselves standing in front of a shopfront declaring itself to be “The […]
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Matheson Grist Mill & Mennonite Settlers of Winnipeg
It was a pretty cold November day and I was stupidly underdressed, and therefore a pretty whiny companion for Andrew, as he endeavoured to show […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hidden In The Walls
One day this past winter, we were invited to a house that is very old, here in Steinbach. I’ve written about that evening before, when […]