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. Members receive 10% discount on all new books; additional 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 Pennsylvania German dialect resume on Tuesday, March 16 and on Thursday, March 18. Join us for a free overview of the Pennsylvania German language on Wednesday, March 3. Browse our nationally-known collection of Pennsylvania German books and CDs for sale in our bookstore.

Lancaster Roots 300 presents "Celebrating Our Spiritual Heritage: 300 Years of God's Faithfulness." Part of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference Celebration of Church Life, this worship service includes storytelling by John Roth, Henry Benner, and Ken Sensenig; the premiere of the six-minute historical DVD, "Come Walk with Us;" and singing by the Mennonite Children's Choir. Sunday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m. Free, public meeting at the Fine Arts Center, Lancaster Mennonite School (2176 Lincoln Hwy. East, Lancaster, PA, 17602).