This article was written and submitted by Mary Thiessen with pictures taken by Bruno Penner: They come to mix, roll, squeeze and pinch two mornings in April. Fifteen or twenty they come; almost too many, so they take turns. They come from Wheatley, Harrow, Kingsville, Leamington, and even from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to partake […]
"Footprints" Archive
The posts below include examples of traditional Mennonite culture as it exists in Essex and Kent counties and how Mennonites have influenced this community.
Heinz Whistle
This little poem was written by my neighbour’s daughter. Her father worked at the Heinz factory: When I was little the Heinz whistle blew Loud and clear at a quarter-to-two. Or maybe it sounded at quarter-to-one? Whatever the time, I know it was fun. I wish we still heard the Heinz whistle blowing, Then we would know […]
