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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Silberfeld: a Word-of-Mouth Situation
EAST RESERVE Sometime a few summers ago, we were heading west along highway 311, when it occurred to me that this would be a lovely […]