Growing Up In Blumenheim, Saskatchewan : Life in an Old Colony Mennonite Village During the Thirties and Forties

Card covers, 47 pages, 11x8 in - 28x21 cm, illustrated with line drawings.

Front cover sticker scarred, back cover lightly stained. First page separating from binding at bottom, p.40 stained in margin, all pages readable.

In this memoir, Jack Driedger (a former contributor to "Folklore," a Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society journal) recounts stories of childhood in Blumenheim, Saskatchewan in the 1930s and 1940s. Driedger organizes his recollections thematically, covering topics such as transportation, work, home remedies, and leisure. He contrasts country life with trips to the city, and highlights the impact of Mennonite customs and beliefs on life (for instance, claiming conscientious objector status during WWII). Throughout, Driedger mixes humor and detail to reminisce about childhood in rural Saskatchewan. No publication date listed, but Driedger indicates that the text was last revised in 2001, making a publication date of 2001 or later likely.