Lancaster Roots 2012

Each year, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum collaborate to host "Lancaster Roots," a year-long schedule of concerts, classes, festivals, field trips, exhibits and sales. The complete calendar is online at www.LancasterRoots.org. Contact Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society to enjoy:

• Annual Music Night—Hear four unique sounds for one night only, Saturday, February 4, 7:00 PM at Neffsville Mennonite Church.
• Lancaster Family History Conference—Learn the ins and outs of genealogical DNA research at this 33rd annual touchstone for genealogists and family historians.
• Annual Banquet—Theologian and activist Ron Sider speaks on the topic of his new book The Early Church and Killing.
• Bookworm Frolic—Buy a year’s worth of reading material at this immense outdoor used book sale.
• Annual Storytelling Night—Let executive director of Mennonite Central Committee, Arli Klassen, and former president of Eastern Mennonite Missions, Richard Showalter, hold you spellbound with true stories from their unusual lives.
• Show & Sale of Pennsylvania German Folk Art—Wow your friends with unique, local, hand-made gifts.

For those who learn by doing, sign up now for:

• Folk Arts Classes—Try your hand at fraktur, featherstitching, painting Pennsylvania German boxes, or telling your life story.
• Pennsylvania German Dialect Classes—Preserve a unique piece of American culture and learn to converse with your “Dutch” neighbors.
• Field Trips—See a new side of Pennsylvania and New York, from Amish-owned businesses without electricity to the overlapping stories of African, European and Native Americans.

Looking for regular, public events?

• Quarterly Educational Meetings—Whether the topic is restorative justice or music in worship among five Anabaptist groups, feel free to drop in on these informative evenings.
• Rare and Used Book Auctions—Bid on consigned or donated rare, out-of-print and used books.

Whether you're an artist, scientist, book lover, history buff, foodie or bargain shopper, we think you'll find something worthwhile at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.