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November 6, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Family History Heyday
Mennonite Life is excited to provide new content to amateur and experienced genealogi...
Learn MoreNovember 12, 2021
Rare & Used Book Auction
Due to COVID, this final book auction of the year will be absentee-bidder-only. All b...
Learn MoreDecember 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, ...
Learn MoreFebruary 19, 2022 @ 9:00 am
Winter Workshop: Fanciful Fraktur Birds
Taught by Emily Smucker-Beidler. Where did Fraktur artists find their inspiration for...
Learn MoreMarch 5, 2022
Winter Workshop: Fraktur & Grain-Painted Frame
Canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Instructors: Lynn Sommer & Jim King Con...
Learn MoreMarch 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...
Learn MoreMarch 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am
Antique Quilt Turning (AM Session)
Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, ...
Learn MoreMarch 22, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
Antique Quilt Turning (PM Session)
Instructor: Barbara Garrett Since participants will gather around the quilts, masks, ...
Learn MoreMarch 28, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
World’s Oldest Ausbund: Bundled Treasure (Lecture)
Discover an influential artifact from Anabaptist history. Joe Springer, Curator of...
Learn MoreApril 8, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
Rare & Used Book Auction
Books Featured at April 8, 2022 Sale The first book auction of 2022 returns to an in-...
Learn MoreApril 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...
Learn MoreApril 23, 2022 @ 9:00 am
Applique Beadwork Beginner Workshop
Attend the Applique Beadwork Beginner Workshop and design and create your own work. I...
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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.