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Mennonite Life is committed to providing you with engaging content that celebrates history, promotes education, and fosters community.

May 19, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Alternative (1W) Service From Two Viewpoints

Mennonite Life hosts Robert Wyble, author of the memoir Life Together, and Henry Youn...

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June 4, 2022 @ 10:30 am

Encapsulation Workshop

Learn to make custom enclosures, for your historical documents and paper artifacts! M...

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July 21, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

History of the Conestoga River

Mennonite Life hosts author and photographer Donald Kautz as he takes participants on...

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August 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Annual Storytelling Night

Mennonite Life hosts its popular Annual Storytelling Night on Monday, August 8, 2022,...

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October 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am

Maize & Snitz Market Fair – Oct 7 & 8

Amble through an 18th century Market Fair and engage with artisans demonstrating earl...

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December 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Collections Feature: Fraktur

Join us on Thursday, December 1, 2022, in the Community Room at 7 pm for an event fea...

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February 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm

Winter Workshop: Fraktur Sampler Booklet

In this winter workshop, explore the Pennsylvania German art of fraktur with local ar...

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June 3, 2023 @ 9:30 am

Intro to Cemetery Research

Genealogical research expert James C. Landis teaches an introductory “how to...

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September 30, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Maize & Snitz Fest

The annual Maize & Snitz Fest will take place at the 1719 Museum on September 30....

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October 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am

Maize & Snitz Fest

See details for Maize & Snitz 2025 here.            ...

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November 15, 2024

Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month Longhouse Tours

Learn about the first inhabitants of present-day Lancaster County! Enjoy a tour of th...

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October 4 @ 10:00 am

Maize & Snitz Fest

Maize & Snitz Fest returns Saturday, October 4, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. to the 1719 Mus...

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About Mennonite Life

We’re working towards a world where people learn their own and others’ stories, across boundaries!

Mennonite Life does our small part in bringing about that world. We share items and stories featuring the lived experiences and faith values of Lancaster Mennonites and interrelated communities. What’s your story? How are you preserving it, and who have you shared it with?

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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.