Susa Koop Enns 1911-1993 From an account written by Susa Enns Our family moved to the Crimea, Boselachea. Here we lived in little villages and owned a farm. Dad was mayor of a little town and had many responsibilities. When the war broke out again, Dad was called upon to haul people and soldiers far […]
"Stories Then" Archive
The posts below include stories told by refugees from Ukraine, 1920-1930 and 1947-1950.
Agatha Driedger
Agatha Driedger Dick, born 1918 in Schönfeld, Brasol My parents were Ältester Nicholai N. Driedger, born 1893, and Tina Dueck, born 1897, both in Schönfeld. By the time I came into the world, life in Schönfeld, along with many other Mennonite villages, had changed drastically. Every family feared for their lives because of the Machnov […]
Jacob Tiessen Story
My parents were Peter Jacob Tiessen, born in 1875 and Elizabeth Fast Tiessen, born in 1879, both in the Molotschna Colony. I was the youngest child. Father was first married to Anna Enns with whom he had six children, namely Peter who died in infancy, Anna, Jacob, Peter, Margaret and Elizabeth who died in infancy. […]
