Loeppky Cemetery in the Distance
Isn’t that feature photo just so haunting? A cemetery that marks the spot a village had once been… now in the midst of a field. […]
Places
The Art of Mennonite Clocks at the MHV
Did you know that Mennonite Clocks are a thing? I had no idea, until I noticed a clock on the cover of The Historical Atlas […]
Blumengard/Blumengart = NOT the same as Blumenort
Up until my interest in local history was ignited, whenever I might’ve heard someone mention Blumengard, I generally assumed they were a little confused, probably […]
Remembering Ed Bickert, Jazz Legend from Hochfeld, Manitoba
I suspect that not many southern Manitobans know of Ed Bickert, who passed away this week. But they should! Ed Bickert is a legend in […]
Have You Ever Tried Crokicurl?
What do you call a cross between the Mennonite sport of crokinole and curling? Well, crokicurl, of course. I’m not kidding. This is a real […]