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Ia-wammmumraaa-mlqnnu The Cherry -W00d Horse 0 Author delves mto her local roots as she tells the story of her great, great grandfather 3'30an the migration ol'the Pennsylvania work in place she imagined the "It" ' ’t ' ' ME Dutch to Waterloo County in that journey that young David had to ’1 ' :. F lama-mm takeandtheemotionsandtrials ‘i‘_ ‘ arbaraWeilerlookedinthe 'Hisbrotheroamehaetowork Madranmoruproodngwould ' ‘ B old windows of Waterloo’s as a miller for Abraham Erh.’ said cause. His one anchor. she irnag- _ V first schoolhouse. wonder- Weller about her family connec- tried. was a cherry-wood horse his U ing if the layout matched her tiorL 'Andthehrothawhohelped dadarvedtopmvideoomhtand .341, we" . imagination of the school once buildthisschooluaneiskrmnas thathestillclir‘stoasakeepedte gv'z 4 aneudedbyhergreaegreatgrand- thefounderol'BrlIUport. Shetlutdititmrldbeastorya “w: r fatherDavidetumacher. 'HechanpdhhnametoSioeâ€" knolyotmgpeoplecouldtelatetn. ' 5‘ She couldn't get a good look maker. andwashnown asquite the as he makes the journey physically ‘ insidethebuildingbuiltlryWater- astutebmineasman." andemotionally. ; loo'sflrstsettlerAbmharnFJhand “ . _ 'lwasthinklngahoutwhathls now part of the attractions at I was thinking trip would be like coming from " Waterloo Park But she pictured a ° ' Pennsylvania to Waterloo," said tiny classroom where a ledge ran “boat WM: h” mp Weller. 'ltdrewmetophack.’ ‘ : , along the outdoor wall and all the would be like coming The book was first published grist;- «Mâ€" ‘35., children would sit near the win- - [at August and was dedicated to “F9: claws to use the ambient light to do from ”'1"le!me hersixgrandchlldren. lndudingthe .-; if theirleasons. [0 Waterloo. three who live in Waterloo â€" 39 at} "I'd love to see what's inside.“ (iernmaAleaanderandVictoria. «f i; slicsaidwistfidlysitu'nginfrontol‘ ‘Mn-u'wu“ “rebookwenmadeit intothe theschool constructed bytnoutet 1;: W” mammoretgnt-yeu- 3â€",; ofherreiationslacobShoemaker. Mub‘dl‘bm oldAlexanderwhenhewasdoinga . Her one worry was that she did- Weller has written poetry and unit on pioneer days. and got an n‘t see an obvious chimney jutting magazine articles before. but was appreciative response from the . . , out of the building, She mndeted really inspired by the tale of her elm how they children kept warm. and ancestors and how they carved a Education remains an impor- il‘ there was enough heat in the life out of the bush and put the tam lamilyfocus. as hergreat. great schoolhousenowtopreservethe rootsinplacethathelpedmodern Whammddielim history she could only imagine. Waterloo grow up around building school trustees in the area. and “There‘s no visible sign of heat.‘ like thesd'mlnne. Weller herself kept up the lamily saideiler.'lstudiedthesdwolsin 'istartedlrywritingmyhflrer‘s Wilkinson-Cher. Pennsylvania and they all had family history and sold them as David was also one ofthe ateah stonefireplaws' magazirreafllcleaandthenlstart- earlleacertstrstahersandhiswell‘ And she's has quite the imagna- ed on my mother's family.‘ said penned notes are still available as tion. A retired teacher from the St. Weilet. 'And that’s how i got onto historical documents. She was (lathadnuamit wasn‘t untilher thisstoty. thrilledmsharethoaenom. daughter Kellyand son-in-lawlohn 'I didn't ever say i was going to "In Waterloo they have such a . moved to Waterloo that she tecon- write a children's book. but I dis- good education system. and to I nected with her Mennonite her- cateredthislittleboyandmymind thinkthatitstartedthatlongago WWMMthWat-‘loo'sflmm } itageanditbecamethebaslsol'a keptgoingbacktohim.’ and to see what it has become ”Rhymdharemwmwwhummym ; book called The Cherry-Wood She did a lot of research from today.’ saidWeiler. 'Ibthinltofthe WM-WMMM‘HWMW Horse. . i Home the area. and explores the family education they got in this little ”mm } The book is historical fiction conneaions that tie a lot ofVihter- sd'toolhoueisiustamadng." mmufiomflahbiorpur- This book is for eight to 12- ‘, and tells the storyol'hergreat. great. loo's first settlers together. Those The personal history also has chaseat tlseherltsgluxnestead. year-olds but I've had lots of peo- ‘ grandfatherandhismovetothe familiesandtheirnamescanstill destotheSdineiderhtrfly.whoae maimyLWoodl-lorsebalso pleeapedaflyhomthhamthat area after his father's untimely bestiilseenonthesueetmthat amalhomehasheenpteaetved availableattheWaterioo Regional apprethtean’alefler. death. He went to live near his dottlieolderpattsotthecuy at the loseph Schneider Haus Museum. WordsWorth Books and 'I just fdt it was a story! lad to olderbrotherlacobandwapanof Andwiththathistoricalhame- MuseumHerbookfirstpublished onlineatwwvuelbtmislandca tell.‘ i e. ’. e. at" 3 ; 1' A v} if. I ‘ . ~§ffj€ 1 75: ~27: " lax:- ’9 '5' ‘ '. .., as: 44“ J 7‘: .' '1 vy a. " I , I. v» . 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