“Heritage”, featuring the family history of local news anchor Kim Lemon, recently aired in three segments on WGAL Channel 8 News at 6:00 on July 5, 6 and 7. Click here for more information or to view the segments on the WGAL website. Society staff and volunteers contributed many hours of research to make the story possible.

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society is the first stop for genealogists and other researchers. From genealogical fan charts to cemetery records, we have the resources for your research. Click here to search the online library catalog.

Your source for one-stop shopping. Members receive 10% discount on all new books; additional discount for church or school librarians. Special orders welcome. Order from us 24/7 via our Internet bookstore at Internet new books, or Internet used books.

2010 is the 300th Anniversary of permanent European settlement in Lancaster County by Swiss German Mennonites.  Join us for a series of special events.

Enjoy our unique museum exhibit, "Decorated & Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler."  Discover 300 years of Lancaster Mennonite history through fraktur, furniture, needlework and more. 

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (LMHS) is your home for Mennonite and Pennsylvania German history, genealogy, faith, art and culture.  

Featuring Keith (“Butch”) Reigart of Columbia, Pennsylvania, as instructor, the Historical Society’s popular ten-week Pennsylvania German dialect classes will again convene on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, September through November, at Society headquarters. Cost for the classes is $100 per Society member and $115 for nonmembers, including instructional materials in multiple media. Click here for more information.

Lancaster Roots 300 presents Snitz Fest and Heritage Day, Saturday, September 18, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at the 1719 Herr House. The Pennsylvania German community celebration features costumed interpreters demonstrating colonial-era crafts, arts, and farming. Includes hands-on activities and traditional foods. This year's free event is underwritten by Willow Street Mennonite Church.

The library has a large number of book jackets (dust jackets) available for purchase by donation. Click here for more information.