No doubt ever existed among the Mennonite immigrants of that time concerning whether or not they should worship together. “No Sunday without a religious service” had been the watchword before coming to Canada, and the same watchword was to remain in effect. For this reason, smaller and larger worship units appeared almost spontaneously in various […]
John H. Dick: born December 26, 1921 in Alexanderkrone, Russia
My parents, John and Marie Dick, along with my brother Henry and I docked in Quebec in August of 1924. I was 2 1/2 years old and remember the following incident. Our family had a little stool which they took with them to Canada. Whenever my parents were not nearby I needed to sit quietly […]
Part Three: Immigration to Essex County
The First Places of Employment The Mennonites that came to Essex County seemingly gained their employment at first in two chief area: the Broadwell brickyard at Kingsville and the Jasperson brickyard at Coatsworth. The work at the brickyards was burdensome, since men at that time were doing work done by machines today. In the photograph above, one can see Rev. […]
