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 […]
local history
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 […]
Signing the Register at Blumenhof Cemetery
Andrew has recently pointed out that I still haven’t posted about Blumenhof (East Reserve). I think this is a particular point of contention for him […]
‘Anything else would be a lie’: 5 Questions with Ralph Friesen
Ralph Friesen was born in Steinbach in 1945 and was raised in the Mill Street (now 2nd Street) neighbourhood, surrounded by uncles, aunts and cousins. […]
Piecing Together the Story of Schoensee
Very excited! Andrew and I have moved! We’re still in Steinbach — we’re just in a little less time-consuming home. (We are saying good-bye to […]