Herman P. and Gertrude Lepp Herman Peter Lepp (1903-1966) was the son of Peter P. Lepp (1867-1921) who. In turn was the grandson of Master Peter Lepp (1817-1871). It was Master Peter Lepp who established the Lepp factory in Chortitza, which after his premature death, became known as the Lepp-Wallman Factory. Peter P. Lepp became […]
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Anna Letkeman Story
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 […]
