Learn how to write in the distinctive style of fraktur in this class taught by Emily Smucker-Beidler from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 3. The class costs $70 for members / $80 for non-members. Materials are included in the tuition. Register by February 23 at lmhs.org or by calling 717-393-9745. Aprende a escribir en el estilo particular del fraktur en esta clase enseñada… Read More

Bookworm Frolic—The annual Bookworm Frolic is rapidly approaching. Come out to 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA, between Wednesday, August 15 and Friday, August 17 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Saturday, August 18 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), to purchase your favorite used books and support the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.  Festival de Libros—El Festival de Libros anual se aproxima rápidamente. Ven al 2215 Millstream… Read More

Voices of Conscience is a traveling exhibit developed by Kauffman Museum, North Newton, Kansas, which remembers the stories of people who opposed World War I. Come to an opening reception at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 19, in  Landis Homes’s Calvin G. and Janet C. High Learning and Wellness Center. The exhibit will remain on display from August 19 to September 26, 2 to 7 p.m.… Read More

Hear life stories from Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Donald Kraybill at Landisville Mennonite Church on Monday, September 10 at 7 p.m. Amstutz is MCC Restorative Justice Program Coordinator. Kraybill is Senior Fellow Emeritus from the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. Escuche historias vividas de Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz y Donald Kraybill en la Landisville Mennonite Church el lunes, 10 de Septiembre a… Read More

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 15, at James Street Mennonite Church when Dr. Leroy Hopkins will share stories covering African Americans’ role and involvement in Lancaster from the beginning of the city and county in the early 1700s through challenges faced in the twentieth century as well as the fight for civil rights. Juntase con nosotros a las 6:30 p.m. lunes, 15… Read More

Join MCC and the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society for a day of learning, quilting and connecting on Saturday, November 3, 2018. from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the MCC Material Resources Center (517 West Trout Run Road, Ephrata, Pa. 17522). Kyra Hicks, an expert on African American quilting, and Janneken Smucker, an authority on Mennonite and Amish quilting, will introduce the history and culture of the two groups.… Read More

Hear stories from Keith Weaver and Linda Gehman Peachey on September 9, at 7:00 pm. Weaver is a bishop and moderator of LMC. Peachey is a freelance writer who has worked for Mennonite Central Committee on women’s concerns and as co-director of Peace and Justice Ministries. Unable to make it in person? Click on the REGISTER button to watch the LIVE STREAM on the night of the… Read More

Admission is $14 for adults, $7 for children 7-12, and complimentary for those 6 and under.   Celebrate Native American and Pennsylvania German cultures through living history demonstrations. Maize & Snitz Festival takes place at the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum on Saturday, October 5th from 10 am - 3 pm. Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Bring out the entire family on Saturday, October 5th from… Read More

On March 24, choose a morning or afternoon session of the quilt turning event that will feature Barbara Garrett, a local quilt historian.  The display includes the newly acquired, well-known Diamond Sampler quilt, acclaimed as “the greatest quilt ever to come from Lancaster County.” The popular Antique Quilt Turning returns to Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (LMHS) Tuesday, March 24, 2020. This up-close-and-personal event begins with viewers gathered around… Read More