‘Anything else would be a lie’: 5 Questions with Ralph Friesen
Ralph Friesen was born in Steinbach in 1945 and was raised in the Mill Street (now 2nd Street) neighbourhood, surrounded by uncles, aunts and cousins. […]
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Piecing Together the Story of Schoensee
Very excited! Andrew and I have moved! We’re still in Steinbach — we’re just in a little less time-consuming home. (We are saying good-bye to […]
The Desolate Cemetery of Hochfeld, East Reserve
There are two Hochfelds in southern Manitoba… and they could not be more different. The Hochfeld in the West Reserve (near Winkler) is a vibrant […]
Explore Early Steinbach… By Reading Plaques!
The weird angle of Steinbach’s main street probably first bothered me when I was learning to drive. “Ugh,” I’d exclaim in exasperation, “This street doesn’t […]
Beautiful Abandoned Rosenfeld! East Reserve. In Hanover.
Ever since I first obtained, and opened, and read, the Historical Atlas of the East Reserve, I’d wanted quite badly to visit Rosenfeld. Really, it […]