FINALLY! I Get to Attend the MHV Spring Gala. (You Could, Too!)
I’ve attended many events at the Mennonite Heritage Village over the years. Book launches, spring teas, film screenings, vespers… but never a gala. Why? By […]
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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 […]
Pair of Harms & Rempel Atlases: East & West Reserves!
Check out this beautiful pair of atlases — it’s a matched set! As far as I know, these are the first Historic Atlases of the […]
Hoeppner Memorial: From the Island of Chortitza, to the MHV
One lovely evening last fall, Andrew and I visited the MHV to see the Hoeppner Memorial. I mean, we’ve seen it before, but we’ve never […]
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 […]