COMING EVENTS


Open House
    - Saturday - April 24  9:00 - 12:00
    - Sunday - April 25  2:00 - 4:00


Annual Meeting - Friday, May 7, 2021 @  7:00 p.m.
     Our speaker will be Frances Peachey,
          "Challenges and Rewards of Peachey Genealogy"
     Location:  Belleville Community Hall
                          (across the street from the Heritage Center)


Outdoor Hymn Sing - July 18, 2021  7:00 p.m.
       "Shaped Note" singing
       Location:  Allensville Mennonite Church pavilion

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NEWS  -  Heritage House next door is now open.

The Heritage House next door to the Heritage Center was newly opened September 19-20, 2020.
It features:
   Local artists' work
   Sewing Center
   Kitchen, Laundry, Bake and Market displays
   Collection of 33 Potato Stompers
   Early Amish Bedroom
   1900s Huey bedroom set
   Dresses, Suits, Wedding Dresses
   Amish & Mennonite head ware
   Children's room of toys and dolls

Books available for sale at the Heritage Center:

​Mifflin County Amish and Mennonite Story, 1791-1991 by S. Duane Kauffman.  Duane, a native son of Mifflin County, has given us a comprehensive yet readable history of the faith and life of the Amish settlers and their descendants through the their first 200 years.  

​A Season in Time was compiled in 2011. It is a collection of newsletter stories from the first 25 years of the organization. The book includes articles about:
Early Amish names
Businesses
Churches
Schools
Hunting Camps
Farm & Home
Memories & Folklore
Individuals & Artifacts

​Half-Moon Pies in Kishacoquillas Valley, compiled by Sharon Peachey, begins with the apple on the tree and ends with a recipe - telling the story of the traditional moon-pie pastry of this area.
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