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January 11, 2024 @ 2:00 pm
Strictly Observant: Amish Women and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Media
Mennonite Life partners with the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies to h...
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Saturday Open Library: January 20
The Mennonite Life library will be OPEN on January 20, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. All are wel...
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Saturday Open Library: February 17
The Mennonite Life library will be OPEN on February 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. All are we...
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Saturday Open Library: March 16
The Mennonite Life library will be OPEN on March 16, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. All are welco...
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About Mennonite Life
We’re working towards a world where people learn their own and others’ stories, across boundaries!
Mennonite Life does our small part in bringing about that world. We share items and stories featuring the lived experiences and faith values of Lancaster Mennonites and interrelated communities. What’s your story? How are you preserving it, and who have you shared it with?
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Did You Know?
The sandstone used for the Herr House was quarried on-site.
Christian Herr was a prominent leader in the 18th century Mennonite Community. Years after his death Lancaster Mennonites were still referred to as the Christian Herr Party.
Indigenous Peoples taught the Herr family and other Mennonites how to hunt game, clear heavily forested land, and how to identify native plants.