Mary Wiebe Friesen, born 1913 in the Terek Settlement Note: Mary Friesen celebrated her 101 birthday in January, 2014. My family and I lived in the Terek Settlement of Russia, established in 1901, which covered 24,800 acres. My parents had a mill; I was one of eight siblings, born in 1913. In 1918, when I […]
"Stories Then" Archive
The posts below include stories told by refugees from Ukraine, 1920-1930 and 1947-1950.
Susie Hildebrand Story
Susie Warkentin Hildebrand: born 1917 in Schönfeld, Russia My parents were Peter and Susanna Klassen Warkentin. My siblings were Agatha Warkentin Mathies, Peter Warkentin and Margaret Warkentin Konrad. Two brothers died in infancy. Schönfeld was one of the first colonies to be plundered by the Machno bandits and so my family fled to Tiegerweide in […]
The Island of Chortiza, Russia
The Island of Chortitza, Russia Following article by Henry Bernhard Pauls 1904-1995, late of Leamington, Ontario, a well-known artist and writer. Chortitza was Pauls’ place of birth. Chortitza Island, on the Dnieper River, is about 12 Kilometers long and between two and three Kilometers wide. The upper part was more hilly, with high rocks and […]
