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- EIN 23-6050885
- (717) 393-9745
- 2215 Millstream Rd Lancaster PA 17602-1429 USA
- lmhs.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Education, Historical Organizations, History Museums, Libraries
Mission: Preserves and interprets the culture and context of anabaptist-related faith communities connected with lancaster county, pennsylvania.
Programs: The organization operates a museum, bookstore, research library and archives and provides services to appox. 2,000 members and the public. Other activities include regular rare-book auctions, folk-arts classes, an annual used-book sale, an annual folk-art sale, courses in pa german dialect, and field trips to local destinations.
the organization offers guided tours of the 1719 herr house, the oldest building in lancaster county and the oldest mennonite place of worship in the americas. Special events on the grounds include school frolics, summer day camps, concerts in the orchard, candlelight tours and the autumn maize and snitz festival.