On to Essex County Part 2 In the autumn of 1924 a committee had already been formed consisting of new Ontario immigrants and the established Mennonites for the purpose of finding jobs for the immigrants. When rumours were heard about job opportunities in Essex County, about 180 miles south- west of Waterloo, delegates from the […]
Jacob Tiessen Story
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 […]
The Initial Years In Essex And Kent Counties
The Initial Years in Essex County – 1925 – 1928: Additional Families Arrive Following the example of Mr. Lohrenz, a number of families from the Waterloo area came to Essex County in the spring of 1925; at the same time six families from Waterloo went directly to Pelee Island, which constitutes a separate story. (See Mennonite Memories Of Pelee Island […]
