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 […]
Part 2 of Immigrants to Essex County
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 […]
Jacob Tiessen Story
The Peter and Elizabeth Tiessen Family Story As told by Jake Tiessen, born in 1922 In 1925 our family, consisting of my parents, half-brother Peter, half-sister Margaret Tiessen Gossen, Frank, Betty Tiessen Janzen, Nick, Agatha, Mary Tiessen Harder, Katharine, and I moved to the Duke farm. In the fall of 1927, my parents bought the […]
