Village News

As a child, I asked my mother what a Mennonite was. She told me it was anyone who was a member of a Mennonite church.

This year Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) is celebrating clocks, devices for measuring time.

Social media contests don’t usually get my attention, but the one that made its way into my Inbox today was an exception.

Last weekend I attended the annual gathering of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba. Several speakers used stones as images to help illustrate their specific point.

As the 2018 Winter Olympics closed in South Korea on Sunday night, my mind wandered to the artefact collection at Mennonite Heritage Village.

Planning an outdoor winter festival is risky business, as attendance can easily and significantly be affected by inclement weather. For this reason, we are thankful that last Saturday was a pleasant day weather-wise.

Village Books and Gifts, located at Mennonite Heritage Village, specializes in a large variety of unique books and gifts that help tell the story of the Russian Mennonites, their immigration to Canada, and the many contributions they made along the way.

As we patiently count down to spring, we in the Curatorial Department at Mennonite Heritage Village are enthusiastically planning our 2018 exhibit for our Gerhard Enns Gallery.

One of our new community events coming up in February is the Guys and Dolls Gala. Patricia West, the event organizer, gives us some insight.

Mennonite Heritage Village will be welcoming a number of new team members in 2018. This week we are pleased to introduce Robert Goertzen, who has joined us to take on the role of Program Manager.