The fall 2015 issue of The Historian was published with a 1943 photo on the front page, requesting that anyone who was able to identify anyone in the photo, please let us know at the Heritage Centre. I think most anyone giving this any thought would say “fat chance!” These people pictured have all died, […]
Archives for September 2015
Does it schmeks?
Most weekday mornings you can find a group of folks gathered at the Leamington Mennonite Heritage Centre. The group shares coffee, tea, and treats, along with friendship, memories, and stories. Everyone is welcome. At my last coffee time (September 1st, 2015), the group taught me some phrases related to eating. Special thanks go to John Dick, Helen […]
The Full Circle Thrift Shop
The story below was written by John Wiens. I had seen glimpses of him at the Leamington Mennonite Seniors Home and when I briefly spoke to him he told me that his wife Margie of sixty-six years, was now a resident in the home. Harry Riediger himself, was not able, at the age of eighty-eight to […]