The Story of Maria Braun: Return to Schoenwiese
WEST RESERVE Not an email. Not a phone call. There was only one way for Karen Peters to tell me this story. We had to […]
Month: November 2020
Old Altona Cemetery is NOT in “Old Altona”
(Every time I post a title like that, someone corrects me. I heartily invite such corrections!) In August of 2019, Andrew and I spent a […]
The Moment I First “Met” Marion Roes
In the summer of 2019, Andrew and I paid a quick visit to Ontario Mennonite country for the very first time. An essential stop was […]
Fallow & Spring
Nooooo that’s not a hip new store, though I can see how you maybe thought that. (Or maybe it is… I haven’t googled it.) In […]
Strolling St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery
Time for another cemetery post! This was last summer. We were quickly visiting St. Jacobs, and as we drove around in the countryside, we slammed […]