They survived the bombing of Jena, Germany in 1945, and then communist #Romania. Meet the Boleacs: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/letters-f… #WW2 #WWII #history

Ein ausgezeichnetes Buch über den Seidenstraßen-Treck 1880-1881. Für eine persönliche Sichtweise habe ich die erstaunliche Geschichte meiner Verwandten, Helena Graewe Warkentin, übersetzt. ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/helenas-a… #Seidenstraße #Asien #Asienreise #Geschichte

An excellent book on the 1880-1881 Silk Road trek. For a personal viewpoint, enjoy the amazing story of my relative, Helena Graewe Warkentin. English: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/helenas-a… #SilkRoad #History #Asia #Mennonites #inspiration

Dad is #vaccinated - hurray!

Was there ever a life before #computers? Yes! Some #memories of #oldtimes ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/life-befo…

Thank you PrinceGeorgeCitizen for publishing my story about Valerie Giles, a dear friend whose writing still speaks: princegeorgecitizen.com/opinion/letter… #friends #writers #catlovers

Thank you, MennoHeritageMuseum, for publishing "My Romanian Mennonite Family" in Roots & Branches! My translation of Isaak Boleac's story is also on my blog: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/isaaks-st… #Mennonites #history #Romania #Germany #Russia #WWII #immigration

Remembering a dear friend and a great writer! We corresponded about her writing journey, like when she started her #history column with PrinceGeorgeCitizen. ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/rememberi… #writers #authors #herstory

Thinking of #Ukraine while making a huge pot of #borscht...

My father's aunt was a courageous widow who had a pivotal part in our family's history. Her escape from what is now #Ukraine brings to mind today's devastation as we pray for #peace. ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/susannas-… #history

Thanks!

Die Tante meines Vaters war eine mutige Witwe, die eine zentrale Rolle in der #Geschichte unserer Familie spielte. Ihre Flucht aus der heutigen #Ukraine erinnert uns an die heutigen Verwüstungen, während wir für den #Frieden beten. ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/susannas-…

One of 2 marvellous books offered for donations of $250 or more to #Mennonite Centre #Ukraine, a Canadian org. feeding the hungry in the #war-torn region. Book review: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/review-jo… Donate/info: mennonitecentre.ca

I wrote a poem extracted from gripping near-daily #war reports of #Mennonite Centre #Ukraine. The relief work they do is inspiring! ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/war-relie…

Remembering a great Queen. ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/rememberi… #Remembering #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethIIMemorial

This Canadian volunteered in both world wars: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/a-willing… #remembrance #LestWeForget #WW1 #WW2

2, die den Gulag als Kind überlebten, wurden ca. 1992 mit ihrem Bruder wiedervereint. Die Geschichte von Rudolf: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/uberleben… #Russland #Gulag #Geschichte

2 child survivors of the Gulag reunited with their brother in ca. 1992. Rudolf's story: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/child-sur… #Russia #history #Gulag

J.F. Harms war ein großartiger mennonitischer Redakteur, der 1884 einen eindringlichen Hilferuf verfasst hat. Lesen Sie ihn hier: #Geschichte #Mennoniten #Schriftsteller #Migration ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/hilferuf

J.F. Harms was a terrific Mennonite editor who penned a powerful plea for help in 1884. Read it here: ireneplett.weebly.com/blog/call-for-… #History #Mennonites #writers #migration