The Peter and Elizabeth Tiessen Family Story As told by Jake Tiessen, born in 1922 In 1925 our family, consisting of my parents, half-brother Peter, half-sister Margaret Tiessen Gossen, Frank, Betty Tiessen Janzen, Nick, Agatha, Mary Tiessen Harder, Katharine, and I moved to the Duke farm. In the fall of 1927, my parents bought the […]
"Stories Then" Archive
The posts below include stories told by refugees from Ukraine, 1920-1930 and 1947-1950.
The Herman Lepp Story
Herman P. and Gertrude Lepp Herman Peter Lepp (1903-1966) was the son of Peter P. Lepp (1867-1921) who. In turn was the grandson of Master Peter Lepp (1817-1871). It was Master Peter Lepp who established the Lepp factory in Chortitza, which after his premature death, became known as the Lepp-Wallman Factory. Peter P. Lepp became […]
Anna Letkeman Story
Anna Letkeman born 1936 in Swift Colony, Mexico interview by Astrid Koop My parents Ben and Agnes Sawatzky Schmidt were both born in Saskatchewan; my mother in 1906 and my father in 1903. Their parents, in turn, had been born in Russia. I was born in the Swift Colony of Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, one of nine […]
