All posts by Astrid Koop

I became involved with EKMHA several years before its founding in 1987. Meetings were first held in the Peter A. (original chairperson) and Helen Epp basement on 57 Danforth Ave. of Leamington, Ontario. In 1987, the Leamington Mennonite Home agreed to our purchase of a second floor location in the Heritage Gardens Apartments at 31 Pickwick Drive. Here the Board of Directors held meetings on a regular basis. In 2010, the EKMHA opened its doors in the present first floor location at 31 Pickwick. I, along with a very capable committee, have published the Essex-Kent Mennonite Historian for many years. This eight page publication is printed three times annually. Over the years, I've had the pleasure of writing various Mennonite history books. My latest undertaking was Mennonite Memories of Pelee Island, which I put together with Anne Fast of Leamington, Ontario in 2011.