I Knew Someone Who Was Born In 1892
Did you know any of your great-grandparents? I knew one of my great-grandmothers. Her name was Helena (Buhr) Heinrichs, and she was born in 1892. […]
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Anna Barkman’s Apple Tree
I’m not sure when the apple tree at the corner of Barkman Avenue and Elmdale Street first caught my attention. It might’ve been when Andrew […]
On Moustache Grooming and Mennonite History: 5 Questions with Archivist Conrad Stoesz
Conrad Stoesz has been archivist at the Mennonite Heritage Archives in Winnipeg since 1999. He is on the board of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society and […]
‘It’s Time For The Next Impossible Goal’: 5 Questions with Conservationist Jodi Goerzen
Jodi Goerzen is a Manitoba Mennonite, whose love of maps and water led her to study at the Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources at […]
Meeting Walter Saxer, A Retired German Movie Producer Who Lives in the Amazon Jungle…Yes, This is Real!
Maybe it’s my Mennonite heritage, but I’ve always kind of had a thing for German movies. For example, films directed by Werner Herzog. He’s narrated a […]