Under Giant Trees: The Private Cemetery of Silberfeld
WEST RESERVE In early August, I received an intriguing email from Mary Loewen: “I would like to invite you to our farm cemetery.” I was […]
Month: October 2020
Neubergfeld Cemetery on the Edge
EAST RESERVE I had tried to find the cemetery of Neubergfeld two years ago. I figured that even though this is on private land, the […]
The Trees & Trails of Schoensee
EAST RESERVE On Thanksgiving Day, 2018, Andrew and I were introduced to the world of extinct Mennonite street villages in Hanover, by the authors of […]
grimm mirror
I should explain. Andrew had gifted me a copy of Martyrs Mirror. Soon after, in an unrelated fit of “research”, I found myself reading up […]
What Little Remains of Reinland/Whitla, East of the Red River
R.M. OF RITCHOT I was on the hunt for more cemeteries, carefully examining the Historical Atlas of the East Reserve. I turned my attention to […]