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March 5 @ 6:30 pm
Author Talk: Inside Mennonite Life and Thought with Karl Landis
Join Mennonite Life for an evening with Karl Landis, author of Inside Mennonite Life ...
Learn MoreMarch 6 @ 6:00 pm
1719 Museum Tour Guide Training
The 1719 Museum seeks community members to guide tours of the Herr House and Lancaste...
Learn MoreMarch 13 @ 6:30 pm
Rare & Used Book Auction
Join us in the Community Room for a Rare & Used Book Auction. The auction is held...
Learn MoreMarch 20 @ 6:00 pm
1719 Museum Tour Guide Training
The 1719 Museum seeks community members to guide tours of the Herr House and Lancaste...
Learn MoreMarch 21 @ 10:00 am
Saturday Open Library: March 21
The Mennonite Life library is OPEN on Saturday, March 21, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Al...
Learn MoreMarch 24 @ 6:00 pm
Genealogy for Tomorrow: How Looking Back Helps Us to Look Forward
Join Mennonite Life Visitors Center Associate and former pastor Verle Brubaker at a g...
Learn MoreApril 18 @ 10:00 am
Saturday Open Library: April 18
The Mennonite Life library is OPEN on Saturday, April 18, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Al...
Learn MoreApril 23 @ 6:30 pm
Author Meet & Greet with Allan Garber
Join author Allan Garber for a short presentation about To God Alone the Honor, a boo...
Learn MoreMay 14 @ 6:30 pm
Author Talk: Little Life Words with Jenny Gehman
Join Mennonite Life for an evening with Jenny Gehman, author of Little Life Words: 6...
Learn MoreJuly 10 @ 6:30 pm
Rare & Used Book Auction
Join us in the Community Room for a Rare & Used Book Auction. The auction is held...
Learn MoreAugust 3 @ 7:00 pm
Annual Storytelling Night
In a celebration of stories that transcend boundaries, Mennonite Life hosts its Annua...
Learn MoreAugust 27
Bookworm Frolic
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Bookworm Frolic! The 2026 Bookworm Froli...
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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.