Leaving Russia: The Journey to Canada: Volume 4

In Leaving Russia: The Journey to Canada, you will read stories and learn about Mennonites that moved to the Prairies of Manitoba. In the 1870s, the group arrived after a long journey over the Atlantic Ocean, along several rivers, and then travelled across land by wagon train. The Mennonites were welcomed by the Canadian government because they were known to be great farmers. The land was perfect for the Mennonites’ crops of oats, rye, and barely. But starting to farm this new land was just the beginning of the Mennonites’ story…