Posts Tagged ‘Mennonites’
Crosshill Old Colony Mennonite Church
Many Old Order Colony Mennonites left western Canada early in the 20th century to settle in Mexico. Today a few thousand of them live in Mexico’s northern states, particularly Chihuahua and Durango. Some have returned to Southern Ontario including Waterloo Region and this congregation meets in the hamlet of Crosshill, Wellesley Township. (map) You can read more about Old Colony Mennonites at the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) website.
Three Bridges School
Bell above Three Bridges Public School
The Three Bridges Public School is in Woolwich Township. It has a long history as a rural school and has maintained its distinctive small school status. The website of Mennonite Heritage Portrait has interesting information about Mennonite parochial schools and this public school which still attracts traditional Mennonite students.
Sign post in the school yard
Hawkesville Road
A horse and buggy passes River Song Catering and Banquet Facilities at 632 Hawkesville Road a short distance outside of St. Jacobs. The outdoor smoking area below overlooks the Conestoga River.
Gone Fishing
The owners of this horse, buggy, and tackle box were fishing along the banks of the Conestoga River.
