Cornelius Driedger born 1921 in Tiege, Ukraine My parents were Abram Nicholai Driedger born in Schönfeld in 1890 and Margaret Friesen born in Schönfeld in 1895. I was three years old when we came to Canada. We went to Newton Siding, west of Winnipeg, Manitoba where we had a 2,000 acre farm on which we […]
January 2014
Travelogues at the Heritage Centre at 7:00 pm Travelogues with the EKMHA are an interesting and entertaining way to spend a Friday night! This is a chance for you to see pictures and hear stories about places around the globe that have been recently explored by members of our local community. Admission is by donation, […]
Mary Wiebe Friesen Story
Mary Wiebe Friesen, born 1913 in the Terek Settlement Note: Mary Friesen celebrated her 101 birthday in January, 2014. My family and I lived in the Terek Settlement of Russia, established in 1901, which covered 24,800 acres. My parents had a mill; I was one of eight siblings, born in 1913. In 1918, when I […]
