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 […]
"Stories Now" Archive
The posts below include stories told by people living in Essex and Kent Counties at the present.
George Friesen Story
George Friesen’s Story George’s parents are Bernhard and Anna Friesen; Gerhard and Agatha Friesen are his grandparents, who were born in Manitoba. George is married to Cindy, whose parents are Dwain and Barbara McCracken; grandparents are Fred and Evelyn MacVoy. George and Cindy have two children: Kenneth, (married to Lisa), and Chelsey. Ken and Lisa […]
Elber School
THE ELBER SCHOOL It was a small log building like all the other buildings that existed at that time in the early settler community of Reesor. At first it only consisted of one small room, but a few years later a woodshed lean-to was added on to it and the outside log walls had clapboard […]
