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Three Cocalico Deeds Acquired

Jul 18, 2017 | Library Feature

Steve Ness, librarian and archivist The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society recently purchased three deeds which should be of interest to Mennonite, Cocalico, and Bricker family historians. All three indentures apparently were never recorded at the Lancaster...

Bookworm Frolic

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Annual Storytelling Night

With Leonard Dow and Marcy Hostetler

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Auction of Rare and Used Books

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Planned Giving

The next time you meet with your financial or legal advisor, ask about ways your estate planning can benefit the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and its many projects for years to come

Planned giving can benefit LMHS and save taxes at the same time.

For more information, contact us at PlannedGiving@lmhs.org. Thanks so much.

Annual Storytelling Night

With Leonard Dow and Marcy Hostetler

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Music in the Orchard

Summer concerts continue at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, at the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum with Joy Ike and an opening by Terry Strongheart. Concerts continue every other week through August 5. Learn more at hansherr.org.

Bookworm Frolic

The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society’s annual Bookworm Frolic is coming this August 16 to 19. It will run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. New this year will be tents covering the books, so you may peruse over 40,000 books in the shade. This year’s frolic is sponsored by Robert H. Ranck, Inc.

Anabaptist History Shared Online

The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society is pleased to support Anabaptist Historians: Bringing the Anabaptist Past into a Digital Century, a collaborative blog by Anabaptist scholars. Its mission is to share cutting-edge scholarship with a broad readership, to foster relationships between scholars of Anabaptism, and to encourage debates on critical issues in contemporary Anabaptist faith and life.

Support our business supporters!

Lancaster Roots programming is made possible with the help of our generous Sponsors. Please support them. In addition, we are grateful for the support of our Business Partners.