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Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Mennonite communities faced repeated outbreaks of infectious disease. In both Imperial Russia and later Manitoba, epidemics brought grief, uncertainty, and high mortality.

My speech reveals my true character. It communicates my true personality more than anything else.

As we look back on the summer of 2026, we are filled with gratitude. Our staff have planned and prepared events, programs, workshops, concerts, and festivals that engage our community in remembering, learning, and celebrating.

And just like that, September has officially arrived and the summer season has come to an end.

September at the Mennonite Heritage Village is both a celebration of the wonderful summer season we have had and the launch of our amazing fall and winter programming that is yet to come!

For many years I had the honour of serving as the Canadian co-chair of the Midwest Canada- U.S. Relations Committee.

Is it really time to say goodbye already? This week is the last week of summer employment for some of our seasonal staff. They are off to university or college, and we will miss them!

It would be easy to assume, by just watching the daily news, that there are no longer places where elected officials of different political parties cooperate.

For Mennonite immigrants leaving Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union for Canada, the journey to Manitoba was far more than a trip across continents.

It naturally doesn’t get the attention it did when inflation was running at seven or eight percent and interest rates were increasing seemingly every month, but Manitoba continues to record among the highest inflation rates in the country month after month.