Mennonite Heritage Village

Village News Archive

2026

Neighbours: The Red River Métis February 12, 2026
February Moments You Won’t Want to Miss! February 5, 2026
Mennonite History Across Canada January 29, 2026
Highlights of 2025 January 22, 2026
The Practice of Bloodletting in the Early 1800s January 15, 2026
January Moments You Won’t Want to Miss! January 8, 2026

2025

2025 MHV Highlights December 25, 2025
Membership Exclusive – “12 Days of Christmas” December 18, 2025
Membership is a BIG Deal! December 11, 2025
December Moments You Won’t Want to Miss! December 4, 2025
Summer Success and Winter Gratitude November 27, 2025
Memories of a Tour Guide at MHV November 20, 2025
This Month at MHV: November Moments You Won’t Want to Miss! November 13, 2025
Community Building through Partnerships October 30, 2025
Special Interest Groups at MHV October 23, 2025
Autumn Changes at MHV October 16, 2025
Focus on Visitor Experience October 9, 2025
The Rankin family was here October 2, 2025
From Our Mission to a Living Experience September 25, 2025
Private Events at MHV September 18, 2025
The Livery Barn Restaurant September 11, 2025
Thankfulness For The Year So Far! September 4, 2025
September Tractor Drive August 28, 2025
Culture Through Food Recipes August 21, 2025
Riding the Peace Trail August 14, 2025
Peace Trek 2025 August 7, 2025
Cottonwoods, Poetry, Fire, and More July 31, 2025
Looking in the Rearview Mirror July 24, 2025
Village Books & Gifts Presents July 17, 2025
Did You Know? July 10, 2025
Saving Money With Your Member Card July 3, 2025
Pioneer Day Camps June 26, 2025
Waffle Booth Success! June 19, 2025
Coming Face-to-Face with the Past June 12, 2025
Your Group is Welcome at MHV June 5, 2025
MHV Fundraising Gala May 29, 2025
Where Do Mennonites Come From? May 22, 2025
500 Years of Anabaptism May 15, 2025
Manitoba Day Celebration at MHV May 8, 2025
Summer Jobs at MHV May 1, 2025
Welcome to Spring! April 24, 2025
Volunteers Appreciated and Needed April 17, 2025
Membership Benefits April 10, 2025
Museums Are Good For Us April 3, 2025
Theme 7 – Changes: Adapting to a Different World March 27, 2025
Theme 6 – Neighbours: The Clear Springs Settlement March 20, 2025
Theme 6 – Neighbours: The Red River Métis March 13, 2025
Theme 6 – Neighbours: A Mosaic of Cultures March 6, 2025
Theme 5 – Settlement: Preserving Traditions February 27, 2025
Theme 4 – Arrival: Fort Dufferin and the West Reserve February 20, 2025
Theme 4 – Arrival: Settling in Canada February 13, 2025
Theme 4 – Well Done February 6, 2025
Theme 3 – Passage Across the Globe January 30, 2025
Theme 2 – Manitoba: A Time of Turmoil January 23, 2025
Theme 1 – Emigration: Leaving Imperial Russia January 16, 2025
Is The Museum Open In Winter? January 9, 2025
Working Together January 2, 2025
Thank You to All MHV Supporters! January 1, 2025

2024

2024 Highlights December 19, 2024
Donating in December December 12, 2024
Thank you, Volunteers! December 5, 2024
Our Histories Cling to Us November 28, 2024
Who Is My Neighbour? November 21, 2024
What Do We Owe To Each Other? November 14, 2024
Winter is Coming November 7, 2024
The Lasting Impact of the Privilegium of 1873 October 31, 2024
East Reserve Villages in 1874: New Bothwell October 24, 2024
East Reserve Villages in 1874: Grunthal October 17, 2024
East Reserve Villages in 1874: Niverville October 10, 2024
East Reserve Villages in 1874: Kleefeld October 3, 2024
East Reserve Villages in 1874: Blumenort September 26, 2024
Steinbach 150 Years Ago September 19, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Klaas B. & Maria (de Fehr) Friesen September 12, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Cornelius & Helena (Fehr) Fast; Anna Baerg Wiebe September 5, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Gerhard Warkentin; Wilhelm T. & Katharina (Friesen) Giesbrecht August 29, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Heinrich R. & Katharina (Warkentin) Brandt, Justina Unger August 22, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Reverend Jacob & Katherina (Thiessen Warkentin) Barkman; Cornelius W. Loewen August 15, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Cornelius P. & Katharina (Barkman) Goossen August 8, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Jacob & Helena Defehr; Dietrich S. & Katharina Friesen; Jacob S. & Margareth (Giesbrecht) Friesen August 1, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Abraham S. & Katharina (Reimer) Friesen July 25, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Peter & Elisabeth (Reimer) Toews July 18, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Johann & Anna (Warkentin) Reimer, Aganetha Barkman July 11, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Klaas & Katharina (Willms) Reimer, Helena Warkentin, Margaretha Klassen July 4, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Gerhard & Anna (Kornelsen) Giesbrecht, Aganetha Eidse June 27, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Johann & Maria (Neufeld) Wiebe June 20, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Jacob T. & Aganetha (Giesbrecht) Barkman June 13, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Peter K. & Anna (Toews) Barkman, Elizabeth (Warkentin) June 6, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Johann S. & Anna Friesen, Maria Plett May 30, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Heinrich and Charlotte (Maria) Fast May 23, 2024
Steinbach’s First Families – Franz & Margaretha Kroeker May 16, 2024
On the Origin of Steinbach – Beginning the Journey May 9, 2024
Whence Came Mennonites? May 2, 2024
Letter of Thanksgiving and Petition before Leaving Russia (1874) April 25, 2024
A Farewell April 18, 2024
The Best Way to Leave a Legacy April 11, 2024
Flocking to Great Teachers April 4, 2024
The Poet Thinks About the Donkey March 28, 2024
Story Time! March 21, 2024
What To Do? March 14, 2024
The 1870s – Manitoba’s Biggest Decade March 7, 2024
Mennonite History Goes National February 29, 2024
This Lost Document Explains Why I’m Here (Probably You, Too) February 22, 2024
Immersive Photography comes to MHV February 15, 2024
A Hot Tip for Winter February 8, 2024
How to Start the Next 150 Years February 1, 2024
Celebrating with Mennotoba January 25, 2024
Winter Now & Then January 18, 2024
“It Takes a Village”, but is the global village enough? January 11, 2024
A Meaningful Year January 4, 2024

2023

How to Eat Well – Part Two December 28, 2023
How to Eat Well – Part One December 21, 2023
Why it is Better to Give Now Than Later December 14, 2023
Introducing Garth Doerksen, MHV’s New Assistant Curator December 7, 2023
How to Boost Your Social Village November 30, 2023
The Best Way to Visit a Museum November 23, 2023
Reconsidering Museums November 16, 2023
Slowing Down November 9, 2023
What’s On Your Fridge? November 2, 2023
Being Strategic October 26, 2023
Museum Collaboration October 19, 2023
How to Attract and Keep Volunteers October 12, 2023
Harvest Season October 5, 2023
A Tale of Three Reserves September 28, 2023
The Main Drain September 21, 2023
You Never Know September 14, 2023
A Very Short History of Three Anabaptist Groups and Their Languages September 7, 2023
A Very Short History of Mennonite Migration and Language August 31, 2023
A Successful Peace Trek – 2023 August 24, 2023
Continuing the Conversation with Nathan Dyck August 17, 2023
Welcoming Our New Development Coordinator August 10, 2023
Build the Village August 3, 2023
The Days Keep Rolling July 27, 2023
Heritage for Young People July 20, 2023
Peace Trek July 13, 2023
Day Camps at MHV – An Immersive Mennonite Experience July 6, 2023
Peace Trek June 29, 2023
The Proverb June 22, 2023
The Origin of the Wonderful Waffle June 15, 2023
Landscaping and Gardening for World Peace May 18, 2023
Celebrating Manitoba May 11, 2023
The Good News About Your Parents May 4, 2023
The Development of Museums April 27, 2023
Time for Spring April 20, 2023
Mennonite and Indigenous Relations April 13, 2023
The 3 R’s of Membership April 6, 2023
The Russlander Centennial Celebrations March 30, 2023
And Then We Set to Work March 23, 2023
Look Both Ways March 16, 2023
Our Water – Our Choice March 9, 2023
A Musicale for the Soul February 23, 2023
MHV Transforms into an Art Gallery February 16, 2023
Top 10 Things to do in Winter February 9, 2023
Like the South Saskatchewan River February 2, 2023
Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns January 26, 2023
Winter in the Village January 19, 2023
Message from the Executive Director January 12, 2023
The Year Ahead January 5, 2023

2022

Our Love of Dough December 29, 2022
The General Store and Christmas December 22, 2022
The Family Meal December 15, 2022
Shoestring, Rope, or Cable? December 8, 2022
The “Off-Season” at MHV December 1, 2022
When We Find Ourselves in the Place Just Right November 24, 2022
These Things Shall Never Die November 17, 2022
Think About Such Things November 10, 2022
What Type of Traveler are You? November 3, 2022
Museums are Everywhere October 27, 2022
The Value of Puttering Around October 20, 2022
A Love Letter from your Museum October 13, 2022
Slow Down for What Matters October 6, 2022
Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns September 29, 2022
Reconciling History September 22, 2022
A Village of Trees September 15, 2022
Social Engagement September 8, 2022
Movements September 1, 2022
The Mennonite Migration to Paraguay August 25, 2022
Exhibits Are Everywhere August 18, 2022
Trekking in Community August 11, 2022
For the Hands that have Prepared it August 4, 2022
The Latin American Legacy of the Mennonite Migration to Mexico July 28, 2022
An Ode to Back Roads July 21, 2022
Calling all Cyclists and Runners! July 14, 2022
From Cancel Culture to Engaged Culture July 7, 2022
The Canadian Legacy of the Mennonite Migration to Mexico June 30, 2022
What Mean These Stones? June 23, 2022
Waffles and Whitesauce June 16, 2022
Running to the Neighbours June 9, 2022
Tractor Trek June 2, 2022
Time for Spring! Time for Projects! May 26, 2022
The Housebarn: A Symbol of Agriculture in Community May 19, 2022
Knowing When to Quit May 12, 2022
The Week to Be A Tourist May 5, 2022
New Beginnings: Mennonites move to Mexico April 28, 2022
All My Relations April 21, 2022
Weathering Well April 14, 2022
Allies and Families April 7, 2022
Parting Ways: Why did Mennonites Leave Canada in the 1920s? March 31, 2022
New Faces & AGM Date March 24, 2022
Travelers Passing Through March 17, 2022
The 100 Year Cycle March 9, 2022
Leaving Canada: The Mennonite Migration to Mexico March 3, 2022
How to Survive Cabin Fever February 24, 2022
Actively Waiting February 17, 2022
Old World Love February 10, 2022
The Great Mennonite Migration of 2022 February 3, 2022
Awe Makes Life Better – Part Three January 27, 2022
Awe Makes Life Better – Part Two January 20, 2022
Awe Makes Life Better January 13, 2022
This Year January 6, 2022

2021

Mennonites at War Wins Award of Excellence December 30, 2021
Creating Space December 23, 2021
The Lesser-Known Counterpart of Advent – Joy and Sadness December 16, 2021
The Lesser-Known Counterpart of Advent – Love and Anger December 9, 2021
The Lesser-Known Counterpart of Advent – Peace and Fear December 2, 2021
The Lesser-Known Counterpart of Advent – Hope and Doubt November 25, 2021
Anchor Organizations November 18, 2021
Remembering the Cost of War November 11, 2021
You Are Here November 4, 2021
Sacred Stories in the Ground October 28, 2021
Language Fun October 21, 2021
In the Beginning October 14, 2021
Words of Thanksgiving October 7, 2021
Commemorating 100 Years Since the Mennonite Emigration from Canada to Mexico September 30, 2021
The Past as a Framework for Sound Judgement September 23, 2021
The Best Way to Tour September 15, 2021
Summer in the City visits Fall on the Farm Highlights September 9, 2021
The Village Effect September 2, 2021
Remembering Past Pandemics, Epidemics and Illnesses August 26, 2021
Sources of Well-being August 19, 2021
History is With Us Now August 12, 2021
When Mennonites Helped Build the Prototype of a Warship August 5, 2021
Remembering a Pandemic July 29, 2021
To Build a Village: The Housebarn July 22, 2021
The Butterfly Effect July 15, 2021
Community Relations July 8, 2021
An Open Letter to the Government of Manitoba June 30, 2021
Why “Mennonites at War”? June 24, 2021
Village Books and Gifts Remains Open June 17, 2021
To Build a Village: Heritage Garden and Summer Kitchen June 10, 2021
Not Slowing Down, but Gearing Up June 3, 2021
To Build A Village Series: The Windmill May 27, 2021
Mennonites at War: Including the History of the Aussiedler May 18, 2021
Mennonites at War: The “Aussiedler” May 13, 2021
The Best Way to Eat Food May 6, 2021
Mennonites at War: Migrants April 29, 2021
To Build a Village – The Reimer Store April 22, 2021
Money Makes the Village Go Round April 15, 2021
Museums, Mennonites, and Human Rights April 8, 2021
To Build a Village – The Farmyard April 1, 2021
To Build a Village – Semlin March 25, 2021
Why We Need Our Space March 18, 2021
Four Steps to Passing the Torch March 11, 2021
Mennonites at War: From Curiosity to an Exhibit – Part 2 March 4, 2021
Mennonites at War: From Curiosity to an Exhibit – Part 1 February 25, 2021
Feel Your History February 18, 2021
A Time For Active Wisdom & Well-being February 11, 2021
The Legacy of Family February 4, 2021
Creating a New Exhibit January 28, 2021
The Debt We Owe January 21, 2021
Münster 1534 January 14, 2021
The Old Pond January 7, 2021

2020

A Gift that Keeps Giving December 31, 2020
Looking Ahead to 2021… December 24, 2020
Remembering a Pillar of Steinbach Community December 17, 2020
The Year 2020 December 10, 2020
The Precious Familiar December 3, 2020
A Time to Ponder & to Sigh November 26, 2020
‘To Do’ List in a Pandemic November 19, 2020
Books for the Season November 12, 2020
New Acquisition Sheds Light on History of Education in Steinbach Part Two November 5, 2020
New Acquisition Sheds Light on History of Education in Steinbach Part One October 29, 2020
Your Somewhere October 15, 2020
Thanksgiving Reflections October 8, 2020
Behind-the-Scenes of Collections Care October 1, 2020
Going Global for Peace September 25, 2020
Paying It Forward & Backwards September 10, 2020
A New Development September 3, 2020
“our mustard seed has turned into a big tree” August 27, 2020
Steinbach’s First Frontline Workers August 20, 2020
Slow and Steady in 2020 August 13, 2020
Museums Need the Individual August 6, 2020
Mennonite Village Photography Book & Exhibit July 30, 2020
Why We Need Mass Movements July 23, 2020
Canadians and our Communal History July 16, 2020
The Value of a Demonstration July 9, 2020
Innovation at MHV July 2, 2020
Wisdom from the Past During Times of Uncertainty June 25, 2020
The Trek of Chivalrous Tractors June 18, 2020
The Value of Volunteering – Interview with Evelyn June 11, 2020
The Value of Volunteering – Al Hamm & Willie Peters June 4, 2020
Kara Suderman, the new Curatorial Assistant at MHV May 28, 2020
The Value of Volunteering – Interview with Leon May 21, 2020
Here’s to the Reopened! May 19, 2020
What The Old Colony Worship House Offer Us Today March 27, 2020
People or Toilet Paper? March 17, 2020
Flexible Foundation Part II March 12, 2020
Flexible Foundations Part I March 5, 2020
African Connections Part II February 20, 2020
Mexico Connections February 6, 2020
Ukraine Connections January 31, 2020
A Mennonite World Tour January 24, 2020
Historic Poland January 24, 2020
Museum As Trade School January 10, 2020
How Culture Saved Tom Hanks January 10, 2020
A Hundred Years From Now January 10, 2020
Remembering Christmas January 10, 2020

2019

Not Alone September 12, 2019
Visit Again for the First Time – Part 1 July 21, 2019
Forefathers June 20, 2019
The Right Place, at the Right Time. June 20, 2019
The Gift of Being Known June 6, 2019
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM June 2, 2019
Piglet’s Wisdom May 23, 2019
Two Trains, One Track May 16, 2019
When Change is as Good as a Break May 9, 2019
Paradigm-Shifts May 2, 2019
In The Works April 25, 2019
Valuing Our Sound April 18, 2019
The Value of Meetings April 11, 2019
A Journey of Honour April 4, 2019
A Bucket for Every Leak March 28, 2019
Own Your Story March 21, 2019
The Real Heroes March 14, 2019
The Value of Flashbacks March 7, 2019
Running and Relaxing February 28, 2019
Love, Work and Play February 21, 2019
Village News (February 14, 2019) February 14, 2019
Museum Relevance February 7, 2019
My Favourite Things January 31, 2019
Reaper, Binder and Spreader January 24, 2019
New Shoes or Polished Shoes? January 17, 2019
The Joy of Cleaning January 10, 2019
Highlights of 2018 January 3, 2019

2018

Of Christmas Past (Part Two) December 20, 2018
Of Christmas Past (Part One) December 13, 2018
Mennonite Historical Society’s 50th Annual Meeting December 6, 2018
Mexico or Canada? November 29, 2018
Books and More Books! November 22, 2018
Synergy in Partnerships November 15, 2018
The Bottom Line November 8, 2018
What can we learn from each other? Curatorial lessons from other museums – Part Two November 1, 2018
What can we learn from each other? Curatorial Lessons from other Museums – Part I October 25, 2018
Steinbach Then and Now October 18, 2018
Village News (October 11, 2018) October 11, 2018
Summer Season in Review October 4, 2018
Museum Wins Award of Excellence September 27, 2018
Toys, Tea Cups, and Chairs September 20, 2018
New Museum Hours September 13, 2018
Mennonites, Metis and First Nations People September 6, 2018
Finances – Part III August 30, 2018
Love Letters and Old Diaries – Part 3 Accounting and Autograph Books August 23, 2018
A Mennonite Wall Clock as Steampunk August 16, 2018
Museum Finances – Part II August 9, 2018
Pioneer Days Book Launch & Reading August 2, 2018
Love Letters and Old Diaries – Part 2 July 26, 2018
Museum Finances July 19, 2018
Love Letters and Old Diaries – Part I July 12, 2018
Canada Day July 5, 2018
Russian Mennonite Food History June 28, 2018
Community Collaboration June 21, 2018
Food Stories June 14, 2018
Feeling Sorry or Grateful? June 7, 2018
Sharing the Stories of Artefacts and Living Objects May 31, 2018
History of a Werder Clock May 24, 2018
The Magic of Clocks May 17, 2018
Partnerships Wanted May 10, 2018
Manitoba Day at the Museum May 3, 2018
Endowment Funds April 26, 2018
Volunteers Matter April 19, 2018
Is One Museum Like Another? April 12, 2018
Mennonites and Beer Steins April 5, 2018
What is a Mennonite? March 29, 2018
Hours, Minutes, Seconds March 22, 2018
“Must-See-Ums” March 15, 2018
“What do these stones mean?” March 8, 2018
Olympics, Controversies, and the Mysteries of Soviet Tea Glass Holders March 1, 2018
Winter Carnival February 22, 2018
“I Love to Read” February 15, 2018
New Exhibit February 8, 2018
What’s New? January 18, 2018
Looking Ahead in 2018 January 11, 2018

2017

Looking Back at 2017 December 28, 2017
Why Celebrate Christmas? December 21, 2017
Campaign Update December 14, 2017
Stony Brook? December 7, 2017
Village News (November 30, 2017) November 30, 2017
This and That November 23, 2017
Balancing the Budget November 16, 2017
The Woolwich School November 7, 2017
Village News (November 2, 2017) November 2, 2017
Reviewing the MHV Experience October 24, 2017
Q & A with Jenna Klassen October 17, 2017
Village Books and Gifts October 11, 2017
A “Storied Map of Steinbach” October 3, 2017
The Future of our Museum September 26, 2017
Wind in our Sails September 19, 2017
Stories: Tales told by idiots? September 13, 2017
Fall on the Farm September 8, 2017
Pioneer Days Reflections August 10, 2017
Memories of C.U. (“Telephone”) Klassen August 3, 2017
The Wieler Family Bible July 27, 2017
Volunteerism July 20, 2017