Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives

Prosperity Ever – Depression Never: Steinbach in the 1930s

Mennonite Heritage Archives Season 1 Episode 2

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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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