Renovations to the Altbergthal-New Hope school are into the final phase as work on the building focuses on the inside.
A few years ago the school house, which was constructed in the early 1900s, was relocated to village of Neubergthal in 2012, a designated National Historic Site.
Read MoreHe may have been tinkering. But the village had taken us. It had distorted the most pedestrian sights into something quaint and romantic. Fixing is probably more accurate a description of what Paul Krahn was doing to his bike when we parked on the street, walked fifty feet to the barn they converted to a house, and hoped saying ‘hello’ would be enough to spark something more. It did.
Read MoreNEUBERGTHAL - When the Neubergthal history book hit the shelves back in November 2013, no one on the 12 member committee knew how well it would actually sell.
Read MoreThe history of the Village of Neubergthal has been nicely documented in book form, thanks to the hard work of some local volunteers in the community.
The book, entitled Neubergthal - A Mennonite Street Village, was launched on the weekend at the Altona Mall. The project was spearheaded by Rose Hildebrand and Joyce Friesen and took about two years to complete.
Read MoreIt was announced this week that seven graduate students will be part of an international study on Mennonite villages. Dr. Royden Loewen of the University of Winnipeg says it's exciting as they will be out for four months collecting oral histories and gathering ethnographic research.
Read MoreNEUBERGTHAL — It turns out some people weren't slipping into the barns just to check on the livestock after all, a century ago in this heritage village.
Read MoreALTONA - When the village of Altbergthal established their school in 1904, they had no idea how much travelling that little schoolhouse would eventually do.
After the school divisions amalgamated in 1965, it was moved to New Hope. When the school became vacant in 1982, the Altbergthal School preservation committee moved it to a spot behind the Rhineland Pioneer Centre in Altona.
Read MoreEverything is finally falling into place for the Altbergthal School.
After standing unused on its current location behind the MEC in Altona since 1982, the Altbergthal Historical Committee has made a deal with the Neubergthal Heritage Foundation to move the 108 year old building to the Eddie Schmidt site in Neubergthal.
Read MoreHimmelbleiw (heavenly blue) begins June 27 and showcases the early, colourful home furnishings and decorative arts of Manitoba Mennonites.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Neubergthal Heritage Foundation (NHF) and can be seen at the Friesen Housebarn Interpretive Centre.
Read MoreThe conservation plan for the Eddie Schmidt Housebarn in Neubergthal is another step closer to reality after a grant that could total $20,895 was given from Parks Canada's Historic Sites Cost Sharing program. Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Hoeppner was in Neubergthal on May 26 to present the grant and tour parts of the street village, a national historic site.
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