The cold weather did not stop 200 people from enjoying 17 different soups as well as a skit at the annual Super Soup evening! Guests from around Essex County came to UMEI Christian High School in Leamington for this event. Admission was by donation. A preview of our website was an exciting addition to the evening. Candace […]
Abram Epp: born 1919 in Krasnopohl, Siberia
My father Heinrich Janzen was born in 1878 and mother Elizabeth Dyck was born in 1885 and were living at Georgestahl in Furstenland Colony, a daughter settlement of Chortitza, Ukraine. Each farm there consisted of approximately 175 acres. This land was rented from the Grand Duke Michail Nikolaevitch, and was located south of Chortitza in […]
New Directions: An Interview with Dean Tiessen
At first there were four brothers and now there are six: Mark, Chris & Bradley, Dean, Mike & Ryan, and Jason. They represent generations of Tiessens who have been in farming – an example of how a plant grows. The kind of ‘farming’ they do has lured universities from around the world into their sphere, […]
