Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history collection. Access is restricted to persons at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. 

• Census & Voter Lists
• Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates
• Military Records
• Immigration & Travel Documents
• Family Trees 
• Newspapers & Publications 
• Schools, Directories & Church Histories 
• Stories, Memoirs & Personal Histories 
• Tax, Criminal and Land Records and Wills
• Reference Books, Dictionaries & Almanacs 
• Pictures 
• Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

This library/archives is a research center for Pennsylvania Mennonite and Amish history, genealogy, and theology. It also holds a significant collection of historical/genealogical materials pertaining to southeastern Pennsylvania with a special focus on Lancaster County. The Society is a nonprofit, educational organization and is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of books, papers, and artifacts related to the Anabaptist-Mennonite heritage.

Nonmembers of the Society pay a $5.00 per day fee to use the temperature-controlled library, but students may use the facilities free of charge. Most genealogies and local histories are shelved in the reading room, where researchers have access to open shelves. Additional books, maps, and archival items are housed in adjacent, limited-access areas, which require staff assistance for retrieval. Books are cataloged according to the Library of Congress classification system. Public computers with high-speed Internet access are available in the reading room. Microform readers, a reader-printer, and photocopier/printer are available for use.

Click here to visit Destiny Quest to see what is new in the library as well as resource lists and the most-used library books.

Click here for the standard library catalog search page.

The library has a large number of book jackets (dust jackets) available for purchase by donation. As books are cataloged for the library collection, the jackets are removed so most are in fine to new condition. Click on the links below to view a list of the jackets we have. The books themselves are not for sale--only the dust jackets. Availability may vary. For more information or to order jackets, please contact Peggy Erb by email at or by telephone at (717) 393-9745.

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