Glencoe - A crowd of over 30 was seated in the sanctuary of Glencoe Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening for a presentation led by Maria Moore, who described the complex history of the Mennonite people. Herself a Dutch-Russian Mennonite with Mexican roots, she explained that there is a stigma between Mennonite groups, something that led to the title of her first book, "Not My Kind of Mennonite." Her great-grandparents came to Canada from Russia in 1875, the family later moving to Mexico after the First World War, part of the largest emigration from this country.
Not My Kind of Mennonite, title of her first book, is a personal dive into the history, culture, and religious and social pressures faced by one Old Colony Mennonite family.  Maria Moore was born in Mexico but she has spent her life in southwestern Ontario. She has had a fulfilling career as a registered nurse with a focus on mental health, addictions and advocacy.