Today It’s Randolph, But Back Then It Was Chortitz.
I think Randolph was the first Mennonite village that I ever heard about. When I was little, a friend from school lived there. The first […]
Places
Visiting a Cemetery of Thistles at Hochstadt #1
“We are perishing for want of wonder, not want of wonders.” -G.K. Chesterton I came across that quote today, and it made me think of […]
Well, Visiting Kleefeld Was A Bust…Historically-Speaking
Look at this historical sign! Look at it! I attended Kleefeld School from Kindergarten to Grade 9, and over that decade spent a fair bit […]
Pioneer Daze
Ten points if you know what the building in the featured image is located. Okay okay you win — it IS at the Mennonite Heritage […]
The day music legend Neil Young visited Steinbach…sort of…
I wrote about this before, but back in the 60s, Winnipeg had quite the music scene, with literally hundreds of bands playing at teen clubs […]