During my last visit to the Mennonite Heritage Centre on Pickwick Avenue in Leamington, Ontario, John Dick came by, along with his son Edward Dick. Edward is an accomplished luthier with a school of lutherie in Denver, Colorado where he builds and repairs string instruments and teaches others to do the same. While Edward was in town visiting his […]
Apple Platz
Apple platz (apfel platz) is another popular traditional Mennonite dish that’s perfect for this time of year as the apples are coming into season. Several of the women I talked to at today’s coffee time had made apfel platz this past weekend to share with their families at Thanksgiving dinner. It turns out that around the table of […]
Arrival Of Immigrants In Essex County: Part Five
The Formal Establishment of the Congregation While events were taking shape in Essex County, a congregation established in Waterloo in 1925 with Rev. Jacob H. Janzen as leader. The congregation had both its own religious seal and its own register. Despite a distance of 180 miles from Waterloo, the Essex County United Mennonite families decided […]
