The following story is told by the builder of the marker, John Wiens. The marker was constructed in the year 2000. The Stones The story of the stones is not a singular story; it is a plural story. The historical marker has as many stories in it as it has stones, perhaps many more. What […]
Archives for May 2013
Leamington Mennonite Community Festival: June 1, 2013
The 43rd Leamington Mennonite Community Festival June 1, 2013, 8 am – 1 pm ** Quilt Auction begins at 10:30 am ** ** Silent Auction ends at noon ** At UMEI (614 Mersea Road 6, Leamington) The Leamington Mennonite Community Festival is an event that brings people together to celebrate community while raising funds […]
Heinrich and Helene’s Wedding
When my parents Heinrich Neufeld and Helene Winter decided to get married, the church in Neuenburg, Ukraine had been closed by the communist government and not a preacher was left in the village. Heinrich’s brother Johann and sister-in-law Maria were the last couple able to get married a few weeks earlier in nearby Chortitza.
