Ponder a-new: the Russlaender 100 Tour arrives in Steinbach!
Good morning! Even though I’ve been hanging out with the Russlaender 100 “train people” as they are now being called (lol what?!) quite a lot […]
Mennonite Heritage Archives
Lucky Life (I get to go on the Russlaender 100 Tour!)
They say you make your own luck. But it’s probably not as simple as that. And we each mean something different when we use that […]
Finding MORE family history at the Mennonite Heritage Archives!
(I wrote this in March and forgot to post it!) It’s been a while since I’ve written about visiting the Mennonite Heritage Archives but I […]
Chasing the “Somewhere”
Last night, I spoke about Mennotoba in front of an audience. I was terrified. I’m an awkward speaker. I forget what I want to say, all […]
A Glimpse at Village Life Through an Insider’s Lens
At one time, the Rural Municipalities of Hanover, Rhineland, and Stanley had been called the East and West Mennonite Reserves, riddled with Mennonite street villages. […]