Village News

After a busy season of planning summer festivals, of hosting school groups, of operating kids’ day camps, and of welcoming visitors from around the world, Mennonite Heritage Village begins our winter season of events and programs with the Christmas Market on Saturday, November 8.

Museums are important in the life of a community. Sixty-one years ago, a group of community and business leaders in the Steinbach area, along with some Mennonite history enthusiasts, recognized the importance of preserving our history for future generations.

Mennonite Heritage Village counts on several hundred volunteers each year to assist us with hosting school groups, guiding adult tour groups, maintaining our grounds, greeting visitors in admissions, and serving food at festivals.

Manitobans are blessed with four distinct seasons. Autumn or Fall is a beautiful time of transitioning from the longer hot days of summer to the shorter cold days of winter which will eventually include snow.

Mennonite Heritage Village is an institution that was created to preserve and exhibit the history of the Mennonites who came to Manitoba in the 1870’s.

Sometimes people ask about the MHV property and who lived here before the museum was established in the 1960’s. It turns out that this property has an interesting relationship with the Clear Springs settlers who were located north and east of Steinbach.

The Program department at Mennonite Heritage Village connects people with each other and with our community’s past.

The Mennonite Heritage Village continues to strive for excellence in everything we do, from collecting artefacts to curating exhibits, and from creating experiential learning opportunities for school groups to celebrating our heritage with large community festivals.

Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) is known for many things, including, old farm equipment, horse-drawn wagon rides, old-fashioned candy and thousands of artefacts which tell the story of the first Mennonites who settled in southern Manitoba.

Mennonite Heritage Village is turning the corner from summer to fall with a sense of gratitude.