Visiting the Mennonite Heritage Village

This past weekend was Pioneer Days at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum in Steinbach.  My husband and I hadn't visited the museum in years, so we thought it would make for a fun day trip...we were not disappointed!  We had a wonderful day exploring the historical buildings, eating Mennonite food and watching the pioneer demonstrations.  Here are a few photos from around the village; the working windmill, above, mills flour if the wind is just right!

 The Hochfeld House - moved to the museum from the village where I work!

A few pictures from inside the Hochfeld house.  Every building was staged to fit in with the era it would have been lived in.

 Ari was very interested in all of the antique tools and machines.  So many questions about how it all works!  This was inside the barn of the Chortitz House, below.

The Summer Kitchen, where they were baking fresh bread to try, and the kitchen gardens.  The kids loved the garden!

 The 'Main Street' filled with stores and businesses that used to be open for business in Mennonite towns.

 Watching the blacksmith at work.

A sod house - typical of what families would build for their first year in Canada before building a bigger house.

 Enjoying the animals in the farm area.

 Class in session in the one room school, circa 1919.

The kids loved the watermelon and roll kuchen and the waffles with vanilla sauce.  Yumm!

This is just a snapshot of what there all is to see at the museum!  Definitely worth a visit if you're ever in the area.  Find more information about the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum on their website!