Borosenko

One of our ancestors, Isaak Harms (who I differentiated in my book by calling him Ohm Isaak) lived in the Borosenko Colony at the time that his Kleine Gemeinde congregation decided to come to the U.S. We put Borosenko (equally often spelled "Borozenko") on the long list of locations that we wanted to visit, and we were scheduled for a private excursion. Mary and Lois Loewen also had ancestry come from Borosenko; in fact, the person in question had history that intertwined with the Harms family in Jansen, Nebraska. Mary and Lois, mother and daughter, originate in Steinbach, Manitoba. (Lois now lives in Nova Scotia.) Even though it was only a small part of our history, we decided to give a day to Borosenko and to spring for our share of a private tour. The four of us took a van with a driver and a young guide to Nikopol and from there to the region that was once the Borosenko colony. Click on the picture buttons for more about the Borosenko excursion.
	In Nikopol. Which way do we go?
	Mennonite-built house in Heuboden, inside and out.
	Two more Heuboden houses
	Other images from Heuboden.
	The village of Steinbach used to lay across the river.
	In Gruenfeld, a 90-year old man remembers the Mennonites.
	Borosenko visitors with guide and driver.