Nocolai J. & Anna Heide
Nocolai J. Heide was born in the Horndean district in April 1896. He married Anna Goertzen of Morden in 1919 in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. (more…)
Sperling History
Sperling was first known as Mariposa. It was the location (Dawson’s Corner) of a post office operated by a Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. It was opened shortly after the arrival of the first settlers to this area. The first family, the Adam Waddells, originating previously from Egermont, Ontario, arrived at Taylor’s Bluff in the spring of 1881. (more…)
Lowe Farm History
The story of Lowe Farm began in the early 1880’s. Around the year 1882 three Englishmen, J. Lowe, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Hope, who apparently were men of means and influence, obtained large tracts of land at very low cost in the area west of Morris and immediately north of the Mennonite West Reserve. (more…)
Union Point History
Before the turn of the century, Union Point was a hub of activity, a meeting place. When the steamboats came down the Red, the landing at Union Point was a place where settlers arrived, disembarked and traveled to their homesteads. It was an ideal docking place because there was a large sandbar in the river there. In those years, it is believed that Union Point derived its name from the fact that it was a central post office in Manitoba, and from there the mail continued on its route -east, west, north and south. (more…)
Aubigny History
Aubigny is a small village nestled on the East side of the Red River, along St. Mary’s Road, that has a historical record that goes back over 120 years. Before the name of Aubigny was chosen, it was known as ‘La Grande Point de La Saline’, which translated would mean ‘The Large Point of Salt Marsh’. (more…)