Mennonite Mona Lisa: Exploring the MHV’s Quilt Room
A sign on the door reads, “Welcome to our Quilting Room – The Management”. I venture forth, into a room that I never paid much attention to […]
Mennonite Heritage Village
(This Was My Saturday Morning!) MHSC: Preserving A Past
(Feature photo: Q&A for the first session, chaired by Aileen Friesen. Seated, L-R: Jenna Klassen, Conrad Stoesz, Royden Loewen.) You probably know this already; it’s […]
Thoughts of Peace and Dirk Willems in Steinbach
This past Saturday, I went to the unveiling of the Dirk Willems statue at the Mennonite Heritage Village. To be honest, I hadn’t realized this […]
“Steinbach Then & Now” Historical Lecture, This Saturday at the MHV!
I can’t wait for this event! For several reasons. As I’ve been reading more and more local history books, publications, and papers, I’ve naturally also […]
Downtown Steinbach, or MHV Museum?
So, last month, The Guardian published an interview with Miriam Toews, which featured a photo with this caption: “Steinbach Manitoba, the Mennonite town where Toews […]