Dirk Willems was a Dutch Anabaptist martyr most famous for escaping from prison but then turning back to rescue his pursuer — who had fallen through thin ice while chasing Willems — only to be recaptured, tortured and killed for his beliefs.
Dirk Willems saves his pursuer in this etching from the 1685 edition of Martyrs Mirror.
Mennonite Heritage Village
Mennonite Heritage Village is a museum in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada telling the story of the Low German Mennonites in Canada. The museum contains both an open-air museum open seasonally, and indoor galleries open year-round. Opened in 1967 and expanded significantly since then, the Mennonite Heritage Village is a major tourist attraction in the area and officially designated as a Manitoba Signature Museum and Star Attraction. Approximately 47,000 visitors visit the museum each year.
Windmill at Mennonite Heritage Village
Drawing of a Mennonite settlement (Steinbach?) in Manitoba
Main building
Tribute to women