Date

March 23, 2024

Time

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

1719 Museum

Cost

Complimentary

Mennonite Life members are invited to experience the 1719 Museum at an exclusive Season Preview on Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.–noon.

Wander the grounds of the museum and explore the Lancaster Longhouse and Herr House at your own pace. Children and families are welcome. The museum will provide children’s games that early immigrants to Pennsylvania would have been familiar with.

The event will feature a display about local native plants and seeds. Volunteer Vonnie Groff will share about the Herr House kitchen garden and what the museum hopes to grow this year.

This event is complimentary for Mennonite Life members. Find more information about membership here.

Registration is encouraged but not required.

 

Location

  • 1719 Museum
  • 1849 Hans Herr Drive
    Willow Street, PA 17584 United States
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  • Phone(717) 464-4438
  • Website https://mennonitelife.org/1719-museum/

Our Campuses

Mennonite Life Campus
1719 Museum Campus

Did You Know?

The sandstone used for the Herr House was quarried on-site.

Christian Herr was a prominent leader in the 18th century Mennonite Community. Years after his death Lancaster Mennonites were still referred to as the Christian Herr Party.

Indigenous Peoples taught the Herr family and other Mennonites how to hunt game, clear heavily forested land, and how to identify native plants.