The popular Antique Quilt Turning returns to Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (LMHS) Tuesday, March 24, 2020. This up-close-and-personal event begins with viewers gathered around a stack of antique quilts curated from the LMHS museum collection. Barbara Garrett, local quilt historian, will review each quilt: providing background, pointing out unique features, and storytelling. After each quilt is featured, it is "turned" off the stack, and the next quilt comes into view.
The two-hour event, offered twice on March 24, fits into travel plans for visitors attending the Lancaster Quilt Show or AQS Quilt Show. The cost is $40, and member discount applies. To reserve your place call LMHS at 717.393.9745 or register online for the 10am to 12pm session (
bit.ly/QuiltAM) or 1:30pm to 3:30pm session (
bit.ly/QuiltPM).
A paid reservation includes complimentary admission to LMHS's museum exhibit,
Decorated and Plain: An Amish and Mennonite Sampler. On March 24 only, the exhibit will display twelve stunning quilts not included in the quilt turning. The display includes the newly acquired, well-known Diamond Sampler quilt, acclaimed as "the greatest quilt ever to come from Lancaster County." For visitors not participating in the Antique Quilt Turning, exhibit admission is
$8.
Rare Ausbund Hymnal Comes to Lancaster
● World's Only Known Copy of the Ausbund Hymnal's 1st Printed Edition (1564) Coming to Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.
● The Ausbund has been in continuous use for worship since its first printing in 1564, and many Amish communities use it in worship today.
Lancaster, PA - Discover an important artifact from Anabaptist history on March 30 at 7 pm at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster PA 17602. Joe Springer, Curator of the Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen, Indiana, reveals the
Ausbund hymnal and discusses the "Sammelband" style of binding printed hymn pamphlets together, as this Ausbund is part of a Sammelband.
The
Ausbund is the oldest Anabaptist hymnal. It has been in continuous use for worship since its first printing in 1564, and many Amish communities use it in worship today.
Springer will also introduce hymns and other devotional literature that flourished in pamphlet form among Anabaptist groups during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Beyond the lecture, the
Ausbund is available for viewing in the historical society library:
Tuesday, March 31, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesday, April 1, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Attendance is by donation.
The event streams online. Access to the live stream costs $10. Pre-register by March 25 at
bit.ly/Ausbund.
Native Ways~A Plant for All Seasons: Cattail
- MaryAnn Robins, president of the Circle Legacy Center, presents this four-part series at the Lancaster Longhouse on the grounds of the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum.
- Learn and understand the value of the cattail plant to the Native people of the woodlands.
Willow Street, PA - The new class, Native Ways— A Plant for All Seasons: Cattail begins in April at the Lancaster Longhouse on the grounds of the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum. MaryAnn Robins, president of Circle Legacy Center (circlelegacycenter.org), presents this four-part series throughout the year.
Learn and understand the value of the cattail plant to the Native people of the woodlands. The first session on April 18 from 9 am to 10:30 am, focuses on instruction. How do you identify the cattail and harvest the plant? What are the common uses of the plant in Native culture?
On June 20 from 9 am to 11 am the second session entitled Cakes and Torches begins with the students learning of the edible properties of the cattail and preparing ground cakes that the students may enjoy. The brown stock of the plant is a great firestarter. Students dip them in bear grease to make torches.
The last two sessions delve into mat making. The students gather and split the reeds of the cattail during the third session on August 8 from 9 am to 11 am. The fourth session on October 3 from 9 am to 11 am, demonstrates how to use the dried reeds to weave mats.
The instructor asks students to make her aware of any allergies. Loose-fitting clothing suggested for the hands-on sessions. The cost is $60. Members receive their discounts. Individual classes can not be purchased separately. Pre-register by April 8 at bit.ly/NativeCattail.