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The Brommtopp

Season 1 Episode 9

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In this episode, host Dan Dyck explores the Mennonite holiday tradition called brommtopp, named for the strange musical instrument us…

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Gerhard Ens: The First Christmas in Canada, 1875

Season 1 Episode 8

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This week we’re featuring radio personality Gerhard Ens’ Christmas story, inspired by his love of Mennonite history. Gerhard was a br…

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K.H. Neufeld: The Wandering Conductor

Season 1 Episode 7

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Kornelius Herman Neufeld, or K.H. as he became known, was born in 1892 in south Imperial Russia. An immigrant to Canada in 1923, he b…

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Anganetha Wiebe: Letters from the Soviet Union

Season 1 Episode 6

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In this week’s episode of Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives, we take a look at the letters of Anganetha Wiebe. From 1930-193…

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Filmmaker Dale Hildebrand

Season 1 Episode 5

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Dale Hildebrand, an award-winning filmmaker whose work spans genres of documentary, action, drama, and comedy, discusses his latest f…

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The Steinbach Pietenpol Airplane

Season 1 Episode 4

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In the previous episode, we learned about the accomplishments of Klaas W. Brandt on the Shoal Lake engineering project. In this episo…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Klaas Brandt and the Shoal Lake Aqueduct

Season 1 Episode 3

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Klaas W. Brandt was a teenage runaway who didn’t want to follow in the farming footsteps of his parents and family. Instead, he studi…

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Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in the 1930s

Season 1 Episode 2

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Author Ralph Friesen sits down with Dan Dyck to discuss his recently published book Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in …

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An Introduction to the Mennonite Heritage Archives

Season 1 Episode 1

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In today's episode, host Dan Dyck sits down with archivist of the Mennonite Heritage Archives Conrad Stoesz to discuss their mutual l…

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