1719 Museum

05/20/2026

Mennonite Life is hiring a full-time Retail Manager to manage retail inventory, analyze customer behavior, manage and sort book donations and consignments, and organize retail-related events, including book auctions and the large annual used book sale. The Retail Manager works across all sites to ensure seamless profitable retail environments and marketing strategies. The Retail Manger plans and executes retail-related events, coordinating year-round with volunteers, staff, and others related to event planning. Job candidates should have proven experience with retail sales and marketing and event planning and have excellent interpersonal skills. View the full job description here. https://buff.ly/9IfbM8c

Interested persons should send a resume and one-page cover letter to Christa Mylin at [email protected].

05/14/2026

The 1719 Museum is excited to be part of the Readers’ Choice Best of Lancaster contest! If you’ve enjoyed our tours, programs, and events, please consider voting for us.

We appreciate your support!
Click the link or scan the QR code to cast your vote.
https://buff.ly/DowOhba

05/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited and engaged with Mennonite Life's "History & Home" table. It was a beautiful and interactive day at LancasterHistory's Stevens & Smith Center Grand Opening Block Party.

04/23/2026

Spring is in full bloom, and there is no better time to visit the 1719 Museum! Book your tour today! 1719museum.org

04/02/2026

It's opening weekend! Join us for a tour of the Herr House and the Lancaster Longhouse with one of our dedicated volunteer tour guides.

This is your first chance to see the new roof on the Herr House!

Find tickets here: https://buff.ly/0pdDv9H

04/01/2026

03/16/2026

The 1719 Museum is honored to be recognized for the historic preservation of the 1719 Herr House roof which required hand-hewn red oak shingles.

This project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Keystone Historic Preservation Grant, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

02/09/2026

Become a volunteer tour guide at the 1719 Museum! We're seeking community members to lead tours of the Herr House and Lancaster Longhouse in the spring, summer, and fall of 2026. New guides do not need prior experience.

Upcoming training sessions meet Saturday, February 21, 9:00 a.m. – noon.; Friday, March 6, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.; and Friday, March 20, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

New volunteers are asked to commit to attending all three training sessions and at least one tour date per month during the museum’s open season.

Find more information here: https://buff.ly/aeRdHYh

01/16/2026

Thanks to Joe on the Go Coffee Co for making Stories by Candlelight at the 1719 Museum a little cozier this year! Our guests braved the cold and rain and spent the evening listening to Indigenous flute music and stories, and learning the history of the Ausbund in between a ca****la hymns.

01/06/2026

🕯️ A few tickets for Stories by Candlelight have opened up!
Book here: https://buff.ly/jHxLRk4

The 1719 Museum presents Stories by Candlelight this Friday. This year's Herr House program will focus on the Ausbund, the earliest Mennonite hymnal that originated in Switzerland.

Two copies of the Ausbund in Mennonite Life's rare book collection, pictured here, have connections to the 1719 Herr House. One includes an inscription stating: "This book belongs to me, Hans Herr, at New Strasburg... in 1724," followed by inscriptions made by a Christian Herr in 1759.

Photographs of the second Ausbund with a Herr connection, formerly owned by Martin Mylin, will be featured at the Stories by Candlelight event.

12/31/2025