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November 10, 2014

Leamington and Harrow Mennonite Youth, 1946

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Leamington and Harrow Mennonite Youth visit Pelee Island June 2, 1946 following account by John Wiebe 1902-1970 German-English translation by A.Koop In May of 1945 Herman Reimer, the Pelee Island Mennonite Church Sunday School superintendent, received a letter from the Leamington Mennonite Church Youth leader, Peter Epp. At their previous meeting the Leamington youth had […]

Article by Bruno Penner / Filed Under: Stories Then / Tagged With: Harrow, Leamington, youth

October 21, 2014

Growing Things: Dean Tiessen and his grasses

Mennonites like to grow things and they’re good at it.  The late Dean Tiessen is an example of a Mennonite who liked to grow things, having learned from his grand parents, George and Maria Tiessen.  George immigrated to Canada in June, 1924 after having experienced the upheaval of his home due to terrorist activity. Dean […]

Article by Bruno Penner / Filed Under: Footprints /

October 4, 2014

Part 2 of Immigrants to Essex County

Rev and Mrs. Lohrenz

On to Essex County Part 2 In the autumn of 1924 a committee had already been formed consisting of new Ontario immigrants and the established Mennonites for the purpose of finding jobs for the immigrants. When rumours were heard about job opportunities in Essex County, about 180 miles south- west of Waterloo, delegates from the […]

Article by Bruno Penner / Filed Under: Stories Now / Tagged With: 1925-1972, N. N. Driedger, The Leamington United Mennonite Church: Establishment and Development

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