Patrick Frank Friesen is a Canadian author born in Steinbach,Manitoba,primarily known for his poetry and stage plays beginning in the 1970s.
The Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (CCMBC) is a Mennonite Brethren denomination in Canada. It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
The Russian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites who are the descendants of Dutch and North German Anabaptists who settled in the Vistula delta in West Prussia for about 250 years and established colonies in the Russian Empire beginning in 1789. Since the late 19th century,many of them have emigrated to countries which are located throughout the Western Hemisphere. The rest of them were forcibly relocated,so very few of their descendants currently live in the locations of the original colonies. Russian Mennonites are traditionally multilingual but Plautdietsch is their first language as well as their lingua franca. In 2014,there were several hundred thousand Russian Mennonites:about 200,000 live in Germany,74,122 live in Mexico,150,000 in Bolivia,40,000 live in Paraguay,10,000 live in Belize,tens of thousands of them live in Canada and the US,and a few thousand live in Argentina,Uruguay,and Brazil.
Steinbach is the third-largest city in the province of Manitoba,Canada,and with a population of 17,806,the largest community in the Eastman region. The city,located about 58 km (36 mi) southeast of the provincial capital of Winnipeg,is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Hanover to the north,west,and south,and the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie to the east. Steinbach was first settled by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites from Ukraine in 1874,whose descendants continue to have a significant presence in the city today. Steinbach is found on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies,while Sandilands Provincial Forest is a short distance east of the city.
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba. It has an enrolment of 1,607 students. The university was chartered in 1999 with a Shaftesbury campus in southwest Winnipeg,as well as Menno Simons College and a campus at the University of Winnipeg.
A block settlement is a particular type of land distribution which allows settlers with the same ethnicity to form small colonies. This settlement type was used throughout western Canada between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some were planned and others were spontaneously created by the settlers themselves. As a legacy of the block settlements,the three Prairie Provinces have several regions where ancestries other than British are the largest,unlike the norm in surrounding regions.
Landmark,originally called Prairie Rose,is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Taché,Manitoba,Canada,located about 30 km (18.6 mi) southeast of the provincial capital,Winnipeg. Landmark's population as of the 2021 census was 1,326. The community lies on the longitudinal centre of Canada.
The history of Manitoba covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. When European fur traders first travelled to the area present-day Manitoba,they developed trade networks with several First Nations. European fur traders in the area during the late-17th century,with the French under Pierre Gaultier de Varennes,sieur de La Vérendrye set up several trading post forts. In 1670,Britain declared sovereignty over the watershed of Hudson's Bay,known as Rupert's Land;with the Hudson's Bay Company granted a commercial monopoly over the territory.
Loewen is a spelling variant of the word Löwen which means "lions" in German. This spelling is uncommon in Germany,Austria,and Switzerland and a surname with this spelling is usually used by Mennonites or by Americans who Americanized their Löwen to Loewen. Notable people with the name include:
Blumenort is a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover,4.1 kilometres north of the city of Steinbach. It was founded in 1874 by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite farmers from the Russian Empire. Today,its economy is based on agriculture and the service industry.
The Manitoba Day Award is an award presented yearly,since 2007,by the Association for Manitoba Archives which recognizes those users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence that enhances the archival community and contributes to the understanding and celebration of Manitoba history. These works can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in a variety of media,including audio and film. The deadline for nomination is normally March of each year with the award being granted in May.
The following is a bibliography of Saskatchewan history.
William Hespeler,born Wilhelm,was a German-Canadian businessman,immigration agent,and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He served as Speaker of the Legislature and as honorary consul of Germany to Winnipeg and the Northwest Territories. He was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle for his services to Germany.
Abraham Dueck Penner (1910–2008) was a Canadian businessman and politician from Steinbach,Manitoba,who was instrumental in transforming and modernizing the lifestyle of the conservative Kleine Gemeinde Mennonites of the region.
The East Reserve was a block settlement in Manitoba set aside by the Government of Canada exclusively for settlement by Russian Mennonite settlers in 1873. Most of the East Reserve's earliest settlers were from the Kleine Gemeinde or Bergthaler Mennonite churches.
Delbert Plett was a Russian Mennonite lawyer,land developer and historian from Steinbach,Manitoba,most known for his writing on Russian Mennonite history,in particular the Kleine Gemeinde. Plett wrote fourteen books,including some historical fiction,and founded Preservings Magazine. When he died in 2004,funds from his estate were used to establish the D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation.
Andrew Unger is a Canadian novelist and satirist. He is the author of the satirical news website The Unger Review,as well as the novel Once Removed and the collection The Best of the Bonnet.
Mennonite literature emerged in the mid-to-late 20th century as both a literary movement and a distinct genre. Mennonite literature refers to literary works created by or about Mennonites.
Elmer E. 'Al' Reimer (1927–2015) was a Mennonite writer from Steinbach,Manitoba. Reimer was an important literary critic and writer in the emergence of southern Manitoba Mennonite literature during the 1970s and 80s. Born in Landmark,Manitoba,Reimer grew up in Steinbach and received his PhD at Yale University. He taught English literature at University of Winnipeg for many years.
Once Removed is a novel by Canadian author Andrew Unger published in 2020. Published by Turnstone Press,the book is a satire set in the fictional town of Edenfeld,Manitoba and tells the story of Timothy Heppner,a ghostwriter trying to preserve the history of his small Mennonite town.
