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March 6, 2021 @ 8:00 pm

Annual Music Night (Virtual)

Scheduled to Perform at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society’s Annual Music N...

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August 9, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

Annual Storytelling Night

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society hosts the Annual Storytelling Night on August ...

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October 2, 2021 @ 9:00 am

Native Ways – A Plant for All Seasons: Cattail

Presented by Mary Ann Robins. 4th of a four-part series. — MaryAnn Robins, of C...

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October 28, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

An Evening with David & Grace Shenk

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will host An Evening with David & Grace ...

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December 9, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

What the Amish Teach Us with Author Donald B. Kraybill

Mennonite Life is honored to host author Donald B. Kraybill on Thursday, December 9, ...

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March 9, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Lecture on Recent Archaeological Discoveries at the 1719 Museum

Mennonite Life hosts Dr. Timothy Trussell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, direc...

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March 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am

Antique Quilt Turning (AM Session)

Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, ...

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March 22, 2022 @ 1:30 pm

Antique Quilt Turning (PM Session)

Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, ...

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March 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

World’s Oldest Ausbund: Bundled Treasure (Lecture)

Discover an influential artifact from Anabaptist history. Joe Springer, ​Curator of...

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April 21, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

On the Back Roads from Martindale: Remembrances of Mennonite Life

Local historian Darvin Martin presents portions from his book, Family Record of Leste...

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April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Politics & Lancaster’s Amish

Mennonite Life and Garden Spot Village are coming together for a series on the role o...

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May 4, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Interplay of Language, Culture, and Faith

Mennonite Life and Garden Spot Village are coming together for a series on the role o...

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About Mennonite Life

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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.