Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (LMHS) is your home for Mennonite and Pennsylvania German history, genealogy, faith, art and culture.  

Your source for one-stop shopping, in person, by phone or on-line.  Members receive 10% discount, addtl discount for church or school librarians.  Special orders welcome.   Order from us 24/7 via our Internet bookstore at Internet new books,  or Internet used books.

Join us in May for our annual Lancaster genealogy conference, "Back to Our Roots: Celebrating 300 Years of Lancaster County History."  Enjoy your choice of three pre-conference tours and a full Saturday of workshops with keynote speakers, Jack Brubaker, columnist of Lancaster Newspapers, and Steve M. Nolt, author and history professor.

Enjoy our unique museum exhibit, "Decorated & Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler."  Discover 300 years of Lancaster Mennonite history through fraktur, furniture, needlework and more. 

2010 is the 300th Anniversary of permanent European settlement in Lancaster County by Swiss German Mennonites.  Join us for a series of special events.

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society is the first stop for genealogists. From fan charts to cemetery records, we have the resources for your family research.

Classes to learn to speak the PA German dialect resume on Tuesday, March 16 and on Thursday, March 18.  Join us for a free overview and introductory evening on Wednesday, March 3.   Browse our nationally known collection of Pennsylvania Dutch books and CDs for sale in our bookstore.

Lancaster Roots 300 debuts with an interdenominational Festival of Roots and Music on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 pm at Strasburg Mennonite Church.  Includes soloists Amy Yovanovich and Jeryl Metzler, narrator Kim Lemon, Ephrata Cloister Chorus, Vietnamese choir, Old Order River Brethren choral ensemble, VIVE Spanish worship team, and bagpipe soloist.