Book 34 (2012) title by author

I can't remember anything except it was short stories about Mennonite war veterans and coming back to Steinbach.   Will complete when I get the book back from dad.

Book 32 (2012) ... The Dream * by Cynthia Faryon

The history of the Davidson farms in Marchand in photos.

Other books by this author reviewed on this blog:
A boy, a farm, a dream 

Book 31 (2012) A boy, a farm, a dream ** by Cynthia Faryon

The story of the Marchand pioneers through the eyes of Lloyd Lehman.  I met this amazing man (age 90 +) this summer.   He is now married to Shirley Hastings Toews, related by blood to my Aunt Martha Doerksen Toews Griffiths.   Dad was a friend since they were kids.   We visited one afternoon, what a great day.  

He wrote his memoirs, Faryon interviewed him, and created the book.   Shirley says it's full of errors.   Her writing is not great, but the story is outstanding.  He stayed on the farm but his dream was machinery and trains.

The back story is the story of Watson Pogue Davidson and The Manitoba Dairy Farms.  We also took many drives through the Marchand area identifying where all the dairy barns, schools, etc. used to stand.  Many great afternoons.

Book 30 (2012) Mennonite is the Name, Evil and Deception are the Game * by Heidi Loewen

This woman is pretty crazy but it's a great story (true) about how a family greed and piety can destroy great wealth and properity.   The story of the family that built the Piano HOuse in Winnipeg.