Village News Archive
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