Village News

Seven years at Mennonite Heritage Village have helped me understand what a significant “community centre” this museum is.

Since the end of November, when I joined the staff at Mennonite Heritage Village, I have been working with the Schilstra Collection.

Are you looking for opportunities to volunteer in the community? Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) has many options for you to consider, requiring a variety of different skills and time commitments.

Recently a friend dropped by Mennonite Heritage Village to donate a couple of beautiful old shawls to the museum.

Every year, January 25 marks a significant anniversary for Anabaptists, those who have chosen to be baptized as adults.

We have just received our first donation of the year, a 1753 3 Pfennig coin from Münster, Germany. In 1753 there weren’t any Mennonites in the city of Münster.

It’s unlikely that anyone would be surprised to learn that Mennonite Heritage Village is a member of the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada.

Klaas Reimer built Steinbach’s first General Store in 1884, ten years after the first group of Mennonites arrived in this area.

One of my Christmas gifts this year was a book by Sarah Klassen, The Wittenbergs: A Novel. This 400-page volume is very engaging, as the setting moves from the late 20th century to the early 20th century and back again many times.

After a year of 50th Anniversary celebrations, we had expected that 2015 might be a quieter year, but that was not the case.