Special Event

Mennonite Life hosts Dr. Timothy Trussell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, director of the Millersville University Archaeology Program, and co-director of the MU Atlantic World Center will speak about recent archaeological discoveries at the 1719 Museum. Trussell conducted field schools for students in the fall of 2020 and 2021. One objective was to find evidence of […]

Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, and proof of vaccination are required. Local quilt historian Barbara Garrett will facilitate the sessions. She has researched Pennsylvania German quilts of southeastern Pennsylvania for over forty-five years, including Amish and Mennonite designs. This event affords a unique opportunity to view and study twenty-two […]

Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, and proof of vaccination are required. Local quilt historian Barbara Garrett will facilitate the sessions. She has researched Pennsylvania German quilts of southeastern Pennsylvania for over forty-five years, including Amish and Mennonite designs. This event affords a unique opportunity to view and study twenty-two […]

Discover an influential artifact from Anabaptist history. Joe Springer, ​Curator of the Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen, Indiana,​ exhibits the ​Ausbund hymnal and discusses the ​Sammelband style of binding printed hymn pamphlets together, as this ​Ausbund ​is part of a Sammelband. During the lecture, Springer will also ​introduce hymns and other devotional literature that flourished in […]