Anna Letkeman born 1936 in Swift Colony, Mexico interview by Astrid Koop My parents Ben and Agnes Sawatzky Schmidt were both born in Saskatchewan; my mother in 1906 and my father in 1903. Their parents, in turn, had been born in Russia. I was born in the Swift Colony of Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, one of nine […]
The First Mennonites Living In Essex County
The following text was taken from the book: The Leamington United Mennonite Church with permission from Henry Driedger, son of the author N.N. Driedger, author of the book. Thanks go to Conrad Grebel College Archives for providing us with the pictures. Part 1 Toward the evening of July 17, 1924, at Quebec city, about 1000 […]
July 2014
Friday, June 27 marked the end of an era in Leamington as the H.J. Heinz facility ended production. It was in operation for 105 years. The Heinz factory held many memories for Mennonites in the Leamington, Wheatley, Ruthven, Kingsville and surrounding communities. Many of us know someone who has ties there, whether it be working there […]
