‘I made a conscious decision to be just as curious about my home’: 5 Questions with MaryLou Driedger
MaryLou Driedger is a writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a well-known columnist for both the Winnipeg Free Press and the Carillon. She is a […]
Month: October 2017
‘There are more than fifty shades of Mennonites’: 5 Questions with Armin Wiebe
Armin Wiebe is an award winning writer originally from Altona, Manitoba. Since the publication of his first novel in 1984, Armin’s humorous Mennonite writing has […]
‘The Best Thing is All the Free Schmaunt Fat’: 5 Questions With Andrew Unger
Andrew Unger is writer and editor from Steinbach, Manitoba. In 2016, he launched the Mennonite satire website the Daily Bonnet. What is your favourite place to […]
Our Ancestors Were Killed Here
For a lot of people of European descent, it’s somewhat straightforward — you’re able to name actual countries your ancestors were from. Your parents and grandparents […]
How’s Your Plautdietsch? Test Your Knowledge of Mennonite Low German.
Many Swiss Mennonites and Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch. (You can test your knowledge of that language here). However, the language of many Russian Mennonites is […]