Pelee Island’s Mission Hall, fondly remembered by many as Pegg’s Mission, was built as a non-denominational church in 1911 on Pelee Island, Ontario. Built by George Pegg, he lived in the back and conducted lay services every Sunday, and invited other Islanders, including the Mennonites, to use the hall for services and celebrations until the time of […]
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27th Annual Banquet, March 21, 2015
The Essex-Kent Mennonite Historical Association invites you to an evening of good food, conversation and learning! Saturday March 21, 2015 at 6:00 pm at UMEI 614 Road 6 Leamington, Ontario Guest Speaker: Sam Steiner Topic: Surprises I learned in writing a History of Mennonites in Ontario Sam’s new book In Search of Promised Land will […]
February 2015
Travelogues at the Heritage Center at 7 pm! This month we have already had 2 excellent presentations by Sydney Klassen (Southern Africa) and Ed & Helen Brown (Italy). Don’t miss the next Travelogue, coming March 6! Andrew Dyck will be telling us about his time in Burkina Faso. Admission is by donation. Surely some photos […]