Tales from the Archives – Episode 2 – Mennonite Heritage Archives

Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in the 1930s

Author Ralph Friesen. Image courtesy of Ralph Friesen.
Cover, Prosperity Ever - Depression Never, Steinbach in the 1930s. Image courtesy of the author.
Destruction by fire of the P.T. Barkman flour mill in Steinbach in 1930. MHA 720 - 100.
The Regier Tailor in Steinbach. The photograph is dated from the 1940's. MHA 730 - 001.

Author Ralph Friesen sits down with Dan Dyck to discuss his recently published book Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in the 1930s. Published by the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, this book looks at the history of this community, primarily Mennonite, and how it weathered the Great Depression better than other communities in Manitoba at the time.

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Podcast Series: Tales from the Archives
Episode 2: Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in the 1930s
Date: November 10, 2024
Host: Dan Dyck
Special guest: Ralph Friesen
Published by The Mennonite Heritage Archives

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