tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post212540560187737495..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Visiting Mennonite HistoryThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3494466368044737972014-11-24T01:35:38.020-06:002014-11-24T01:35:38.020-06:00I grew up surrounded by Russian Germans from the V...I grew up surrounded by Russian Germans from the Volga and southern Ukraine. Later in life I got to know a great many Mennonite people from north of Saskatoon and the Swift current are as well as a few from Ontario.<br />I found this map for you.<br />http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/KornelsenTiegenhagen.htm<br />Also http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/Molotschna.htmThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-593737109263193702014-11-23T19:57:32.921-06:002014-11-23T19:57:32.921-06:00My Dad's parents settled in Wheatley, Ontario,...My Dad's parents settled in Wheatley, Ontario, after marrying in Winnipeg, so my Dad grew up in Wheatley. My Mom was from Windsor, so I've lived in the Windsor/Essex area my whole life.<br /><br />Most of the Mennonite immigrants who were forced out of Molochna arrived in Halifax, and many settled in Winnipeg during WWI. There were many Mennonites that settled in Wheatley or Leamington CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999037234047167105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-79677744388551898592014-11-23T12:48:22.772-06:002014-11-23T12:48:22.772-06:00Thanks for dropping by and leaving a message, CJ. ...Thanks for dropping by and leaving a message, CJ. I tried to follow you back to find out who you are and where you live but no luck. I do hope you get to visit your grandparents' village someday.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71837732297644557252014-11-23T12:03:50.237-06:002014-11-23T12:03:50.237-06:00I would love to visit there myself someday. Both o...I would love to visit there myself someday. Both of my Dad's parents were from Tiegenhagen. They were forced out in 1918. Anna Neufeld was my Dad's mom, and Jacob Fast his father. I have an extensive family tree drawn out that includes Krause, Krahn, Weibe, and several more names. The Neufelds were a wealthy family, and it is said that Anna and her siblings all had their own servants. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999037234047167105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-62243492153357063902008-11-17T19:38:00.000-06:002008-11-17T19:38:00.000-06:00Glad you're back. I think I missed you more than ...Glad you're back. I think I missed you more than your kids did!<BR/><BR/>Those photos are worth doing a painting of, which is what I USED to do, many years ago as a graphic design artist. But I can fight the urge....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-23665429378186041212008-11-17T16:07:00.000-06:002008-11-17T16:07:00.000-06:00That is super-cool, Dad!That is super-cool, Dad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com