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. […]
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Exploring Old Gruenfeld with Henry Fast (Author of the Gruenfeld Book!)
(A post wherein I depict Andrew and Henry to be besties.) This is gonna look like I’m the third wheel on a buddy adventure starring […]
School Cairns & Cohorts
My love for cairns is maybe a little strange. I don’t know anyone else that slams on the brakes whenever they see a cairn. (Well, […]
Stark & Wild Weidenfeld Cemetery
To my eyes, some historic sites in the East Reserve (R.M. of Hanover) are breathtakingly beautiful, such as Rosenfeld, with its tangled cemetery on a […]
Caledonia Cemetery: Nearby & Not Mennonite
Eager to explore cemeteries, yet not always wanting to travel far after work, Andrew and I headed north from Steinbach on the #12, and encountered […]