Directory of North American 2019 Mennonite Historical Agencies

This directory lists Mennonite, Amish, and related historical museums, societies, interpretive centers, archives, libraries, and committees. The directory includes conference historians, genealogical organizations, and historical committees. For more information about this directory, or to update your listing, please contact the Mennonite Church USA Archives at [email protected].

Adirondack Mennonite Atlantic Coast Conference Brethren in Christ Heritage Association Historian Historical Society Bernadine Schwartzentruber, Lemar and Lois Ann Mast Kenneth Hoke, executive director president 219 Mill Rd., Messiah College, One 8778 Erie Canal Rd., P.O. Box Morgantown, PA 19543-9516, College Ave. Suite 3002, 368, Croghan, NY 13327, Telephone: (484) 798-8556, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Telephone: (315) 346-1122, Email: [email protected] Telephone: (717) 422-7313 or Email: info@ Website: www.atlanticcoast. (717) 691-6048, mennoniteheritagefarm.com mennonite.net Email: [email protected] (The farm is closed from or [email protected] November to May) Bluffton University Archives Website: www.bic-history.org and Mennonite Historical Amish and Mennonite Collections Brethren in Christ Archives / Heritage Center Carrie Phillips, archives and Archives of Messiah College Marcus Yoder, executive director special collections librarian Glen Pierce, director 5798 County Road 77 Musselman Library, Messiah College, Millersburg, OH 44654, 1 University Dr. One College Ave. Suite 3002, Telephone: (330) 893-3192, Bluffton, OH 45817, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Fax: (330) 893-3529, Telephone: (419) 358-3450 or Telephone: (717) 691-6048, Email: director@ (419) 358-3275, Email: [email protected] amheritagecenter.com Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.behalt.com Website: www.libguides. Website: www.messiah.edu/ bluffton.edu/asc archives

Published and distributed by: The Mennonite Historical Society https://mennonitehistoricalsociety.org and the Mennonite Church USA Archives http://mennoniteusa.org/what-we-do/archives/ California Mennonite Central Plains Mennonite Detweiler Meetinghouse Historical Society Conference Archives Doug Roeder, contact, Kevin Enns-Rempel (Freeman, SD) Roy Scheerer (treasurer) 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Marnette Hofer 29 Pond View Dr. Fresno, CA 93702, P.O. Box 693, Wellesley, ON NOB 2T0, Telephone: (559) 453-2225, Freeman, SD 57029, Telephone: (519) 632-7833, Email: kevin.enns-rempel@ Telephone: (605) 925-7545, Email: [email protected] fresno.edu Email: heritagehallarchives@ Website: www.Detweiler Website: www.calmenno.org gmail.com Meetinghouse.ca

Casselman River Area Amish Central Plains Mennonite Eastern Mennonite Associated and Mennonite Historians Conference Archives (Kalona, IA) Libraries and Archives Alice Orendorf, archivist Barb Troyer Edsel Burdge Jr., chair P.O. Box 591, 1001 8th Ave., 2215 Millstream Road, Grantsville, MD 21536, Wellman, IA 52356, Lancaster, PA 17602, Telephone: (301) 245-4326 Telephone: (319) 646-2151, Telephone: (717) 254-3970, Email: casselmanhistorians@ Email: [email protected] Fax: (717) 393-8751, gmail.com, Email: [email protected] Website: www.casselmanhist Centre for Mennonite orians.wordpress.com Brethren Studies (Canada) Eastern Mennonite University Jon Isaak, director Special Collections – Center for Mennonite Brethren 1310 Taylor Ave., Menno Simons Historical Studies (Tabor College) Winnipeg, MB R3M 3Z6, Library and EMU Archives Peggy Goertzen, director Telephone: (204) 669-6575, Simone Horst, 400 S. Jefferson, Fax: (204) 654-1865, special collections librarian Hillsboro, KS 67063, Email: [email protected] Sadie Hartzler Library, Telephone: (620) 947-3121 Website: www.cmbs. Eastern Mennonite University, ext. 1211, mennonitebrethren.ca 1200 Park Rd., Email: [email protected] Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462, Website: www.tabor.edu/ Conservative Mennonite Telephone: (540) 432-4178, about/center-mennonite- Conference Archives Email: [email protected] brethren-studies (Rosedale Bible College) Website: www.emu.edu/ Phil Weber, archivist library/archives Central District Conference 2270 Rosedale Rd. Historian, Irwin, OH 43029, Essex-Kent Mennonite Perry Bush Telephone: (740) 845-1905 Historical Association Telephone: (419) 358-3278, Email: [email protected] 31 Pickwick Dr., Email: [email protected] Website: www.cmcrosedale. Leamington, ON N8H 4T5 Website: www.mcusacdc.org/ org/about-us/archives/ Telephone: (519) 322-0456, who-we-are/historian/ Email: [email protected] Delaware Mennonite Website: www.ekmha.ca Historical Society (DMHS) Vernon Zehr P.O. Box 267, Greenwood, DE 19950, Email: revzehr@ delawaremennonite.com Website: www. DelawareMennonite.com Evangelical Mennonite Heritage Historical Library Juniata College Archives Conference David Luthy Jacob Gordon, archives, Tim Dyck, executive director 52445 Glencolin Line, special collections, and 440 Main St., Aylmer, ON N5H 2R3 outreach librarian Steinbach, MB R5G 1Z5, 1700 Moore St., Telephone: (204) 326-6401, Howard-Miami Heritage Huntingdon, PA 16652-2119, Fax: (204) 346-0146, Society Inc. Telephone: (814) 642-5323, Email: [email protected] Regina Miller, president Fax: (814) 641-3435, Website: www.emconference.ca Howard-Miami Mennonite Email: [email protected] Church, Website: http://www.juniata. Franconia Historical Society 3976 E. 1400 S., edu/services/library/ 415 East Broad St., Kokomo, IN 46901, Souderton, PA 18964 Telephone: (765) 395-7509, Juniata College Rare books Email: [email protected] and Historic manuscripts Germantown Mennonite Hedda Durnbaugh, curator Historic Trust Illinois Amish Heritage Center 1815 Moore St., David Hersh, executive director Wilmer Otto Huntingdon, PA 16652-2119, 6133 Germantown Ave., 284 E. Illinois Route 133, Telephone: (814) 641-3484, Philadelphia, PA 19144, P.O. Box 284, Arthur, IL 61911, Email: [email protected] Telephone: (215) 843-0943 or Telephone: (217) 721-9266, Website: www.juniata.edu/ (215) 290-9242, Email: [email protected] academics/library Email: [email protected] Website: www.illinoisamish.org Website: www.meetinghouse. Juniata Mennonite info Illinois Mennonite Historical Historical Society and Genealogical Society and 1719 Herr House & Museum Mary Alice Charlton, director Illinois Mennonite Heritage Physical address: 37322 Route David Schrock, director Center 35, Richfield, PA 17086, 1849 Hans Herr Dr., Alice Kennell, president Mailing address: P.O. Box 81, Willow Street, PA 17584, 675 State Route 116, Richfield, PA 17086, Telephone: (717) 464-4438, Metamora, IL 61548-7732, Telephone: (717) 694-3211, Email: [email protected] Telephone: (309) 367-2551, Email: historycenter@ Website: www.hansherr.org Email: [email protected] embarqmail.com Website: www.imhgs.org Website: www.juniatam Heritage Hall Museum and ennonitehistoricalcenter.com Archives Kalona Historical Society Marnette Hofer, Nancy Roth, managing director Kauffman Museum director and archivist 715 D Ave., Kalona, IA 52247, Michael Reinschmidt, director 880 S. Cedar St., P.O. Box Telephone: (319) 656-3232, Bethel College, Physical 693, Freeman, SD 57029, Email: [email protected] address: 2801 N. Main Street, Telephone: (605) 925-7545, Website: www.kalonaiowa.org North Newton, KS 67117, Email: info@ (The Iowa Mennonite Museum Mailing address: heritagehallmuseum.com and Archives is run by the Iowa 300 East 27th Street, Website: www. Mennonite Historical Society. It North Newton, KS 67117, heritagehallmuseum.com is open April-October.) Telephone: (316) 283-1612, Email: [email protected] Website: www.kauffman. bethelks.edu Kidron Community Masthof Press and Bookstore Mennonite Central Committee Historical Society Lori Jones, bookstore manager U.S. Archives Dick Wolf, director 219 Mill Road, Frank Peachey or Lori Wise Kidron-Sonnenberg Heritage Morgantown, PA 19543, 21 S. 12th St., Center, Telephone: (610) 286-0258 or Akron, PA 17501, Physical address: Fax: (610) 286-6860 Telephone: (717) 859-1151 or 13153 Emerson Rd., Website: www.masthof.com (888) 563-4676, Apple Creek, OH 44636, Email: [email protected] Mailing address: Menno-Hof Website: https://mcc.org/ P.O. Box 234, Jerry Beasley, director media/resources/records Kidron, OH 44636, Physical address: Telephone: (330) 857-9111 510 S. Van Buren St., Mennonite Central Committee Website: www.kidronhistorical Shipshewana, IN 46565, Canada Archives society.org Mailing address: Chantel Fehr or Kaitlin Miller P.O. Box 701, 134 Plaza Dr., Lancaster Mennonite Shipshewana, IN 46565, Winnipeg, MB R3T5K9, Historical Society Telephone: (260) 768-4117, Telephone: (204) 261-6381 or Email: [email protected] Jean Kilheffer Hess, director (888) 622-6337, Website: www.mennohof.org 2215 Millstream Rd., Email: archiveswinnipeg@ Lancaster, PA 17602, Mennonite Archives of Ontario mcccanada.ca Telephone: (717) 393-9745, Website: https://mcc.org/ Email: [email protected] or Lauren Harder-Gissing, media/resources/records [email protected] archivist Website: www.lmhs.org Conrad Grebel University Mennonite Church USA College, Archives – Elkhart Lower Salford Historical 140 Westmount Rd. N., Society Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6, Jason Kauffman, archivist 3145 Benham Ave, Suite 1, Joan DiMaria, president Telephone: (519) 885-0220 ext. 24238, Elkhart, IN 46517, P.O. Box 150, Email: [email protected] Telephone: (574) 523-3080, Lederach, PA 19450, Website: www.grebel.ca/mao Email: JasonK@ (215) 822-7422, MennoniteUSA.org or Email: lowersalford@hotmail. [email protected] com Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission Website: www.mennoniteusa. org/what-we-do/archives Manitoba Mennonite Jon Isaak, executive secretary Historical Society 1310 Taylor Ave., Mennonite General Hospital Conrad Stoesz and Bert Friesen Winnipeg, MB R3M 3Z6, Telephone: (204) 669-6575 Historical Archive 600 Shaftesbury Blvd., ext. 695, Mary Miranda, director Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4, Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 1379, Telephone: (204) 669-6575 or Website: www.mbhistory.org Aibonito, Puerto Rico 00705 (204) 888-6781 ext. 195, Email: [email protected] Website: www.mmhs.org Mennonite Heritage Center/ Mennonite Historical Mennonite Historical Society Mennonite Historians of Association of the of Iowa / Iowa Mennonite Eastern Pennsylvania Cumberland Valley Museum and Archives Sarah Wolfgang Heffner, Linden Showalter, chair Nancy Roth, director director 4850 Molly Pitcher Hwy. S., 715 D Avenue, 565 Yoder Rd., Chambersburg, PA 17201, Kalona, IA 52247, Harleysville, PA 19438-1020, Telephone: (717) 377-8116, Telephone: (319) 656-3232, Telephone: (215) 256-3020, Email: linden@showalterand Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] miller.com Website: www.kalonaiowa.org Website: www.mhep.org Mennonite Historical Library Mennonite Historical Society Mennonite Heritage Centre/ John D. Roth, director, of Ontario Mennonite Heritage Archives Joe A. Springer, curator Bethany Leis, secretary Conrad Stoesz Goshen College, c/o Conrad Grebel 610 (physical) 500 (mailing) 1700 S. Main St., University College, Shaftesbury Blvd., Goshen, IN 46526, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2, Telephone: (574) 535-7418, Waterloo ON N2L 3G6. Telephone: (204) 560-1998, Fax: (574) 535-7438, Telephone: (519) 885-0220, Fax: (204) 831-5675, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.goshen.edu/mhl Website: www.mhso.org Website: archives.mennonite church.ca Mennonite Historical Society Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta (MHSA) of Saskatchewan Mennonite Heritage and Dave Neufeldt, chair Dick Braun, president Agricultural Museum 223-2946 32 St. NE, Room 900-110 La Ronge Rd., Fern Schmidt Bartel, director Calgary, AB T1Y 6J7, Saskatoon, SK S7K 7H8, Physical address: Telephone: (403) 250-1121, Telephone: (306) 242-6105 200 N. Popular St., Email: receptionmhsa@gmail. Website: www.mhss.sk.ca Goessel, KS 67053, com Mailing address: Website: www.mennonite Mennonite Historical Society P.O. Box 231, history.org Malinda Berry, president Goessel, KS 67053, John D. Roth, MQR editor Telephone: (620) 367-8200, Mennonite Historical Society Goshen College, Email: [email protected] of British Columbia 1700 S. Main St., Website: www.goesselmuseum. Richard Thiessen, president Goshen, IN 46526, com 1818 Clearbrook Rd., Email: [email protected] Abbotsford, BC V2T 5X4, Mennonite Heritage Village Telephone: (604) 853-6177, Mennonite Information (Canada) Inc. Fax: (604) 853-6246, Center Gary Dyck, executive director Email: [email protected] Roy Bender, director 231 PTH 12 N., Website: www.mhsbc.com 2209 Millstream Rd., Steinbach, MB R5G 1T8, Lancaster, PA 17602-1494, Telephone: (204) 326-9661 Mennonite Historical Society Telephone: (717) 299-0954, ext. 222, of Canada Fax: (717) 290-1585, Fax: (204) 326-5046, Richard Thiessen, president Email: director@mennoinfo Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] center.org Website: www.mhv.ca Website: www.mhsc.ca Website: www.mennoinfo center.org Mennonite Library & Archives Mifflin County Mennonite Nicholas Stoltzfus House (Fresno Pacific University) Historical Society Preservation Committee Hannah Keeney, archivist Sharon Peachey, treasurer Paul Kurtz 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Physical address: 243 W. Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93702, 3922 W. Main St., New Holland, PA 17557, Telephone: (559) 453-3437, Belleville, PA 17004, Telephone: (717) 808-7781, Email: hannah.keeney@ Mailing address: Email: [email protected], fresno.edu P.O. Box 5603, Website: www.nicholas Website: www.fresno.libguides. Belleville, PA 17004, stoltzfus.com com/mla Telephone: (717) 935-5574, Email: jdsrpeachey@embarq Northern Indiana Amish Mennonite Library and mail.com Library Archives (Bethel College) Website: www.amheritage Floyd R. Miller, John D. Thiesen, archivist and center.org curator and historian co-director of libraries 260-463-2401 ex. 1, 300 E. 27th St., Millbank Information Centre 4425 W. 100 S, North Newton, KS 67117, Paul Wagler, facilitator LaGrange, IN 46761 Telephone: (316) 284-5304, 6969 Perth St., Email: [email protected] Millbank, ON N0K 1L0, Ohio Amish Library Website: www.mlabethelks.org Telephone: (519) 699-5411, 5798 County Road 77, Cell: (519) 496-9978, Millersburg, OH 44654, Mennonite Settlement Email: [email protected] Telephone: (330) 893-3192, Museum Email: library@amheritage Steve Fast, museum coordinator Missionary Church Archives center.com Hillsboro Museums, (Bethel University) Website: www.ohioamish 508 Memorial Dr., Tim Erdel, archivist library.org Hillsboro, KS 67063-1531, Bethel University, Telephone: (620) 947-3775, 1001 Bethel Circle, Pacific Northwest Mennonite Email: [email protected] Mishawaka, IN 46545 Historical Society Website: www.cityofhillsboro. Telephone: (574) 807-7153, Pat Hershberger, president, net/museums Email: tim.erdel@betheluniv Mike Barber, archivist ersity.edu Michiana Anabaptist 6030 S. Whiskey Hill Rd., Website: www.betheluniver Hubbard OR 97032-9406, Historians sity.edu/library/special- Telephone: (503) 510-6642 or Jason Kauffman collections/missionary-church- (503) 651-6447, Telephone: (574) 523-3080, archives Email: Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Muddy Creek Farm Library [email protected] Website: www.michianaana 296 Wheat Ridge Dr., Website: www.pnmhs.org baptisthistorians.org Ephrata, PA 17522, Telephone: (717) 354-7635, Peace and Anabaptist Library Fax: (717) 354-7694 Jason Storbakken, pastor Website: www.fairmount 15 Rutherford Place, homes.org/sections/ New York, NY 10003, community-engagement/ Email: pastor@manhattan partnerships/muddy-creek mennonite.org Website: www.manhattan mennonite.org Pequea Bruderschaft Library Swiss Community The Mennonite Story P.O. Box 25, Historical Society Visitor Centre Gordonville, PA 17529, Gary Wetherill, vice-president, 1406 King Street N., Telephone: (717) 367-3906 Keith Sommer, curator St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0, (Open Saturday mornings only.) P.O. Box 5, Telephone: (519) 664-3518, Bluffton, OH 45877, Email: visitorcentre@ Saskatchewan Mennonite Telephone: (419) 358-1049 or stjacobs.com Brethren Archives (419) 384-3412 Dita Leininger, Website: www.swissmennonite. Western District Conference library services director wordpress.com Historical Committee Bethany College, Swiss Mennonite Cultural and Dale Schrag, chair P. O. Box 160, 3022 Wildwood Way, Hepburn, SK S0K 1Z0, Historical Association North Newton, KS 67117, Telephone: (866) 772-2175 LaVern Stucky, president Telephone: (316) 283-6031 or Shenandoah Valley Physical address: (316) 285-4906, Mennonite Historians 1962 E. 30th, Email: [email protected] Jim Hershberger, chair Peabody, KS 66866, Website: www.mennowdc.org/ 5647 Wengers Mill Road, Mailing address: committees-task-forces Linville, VA 22834, P.O. Box 93, Telephone: (540) 908-8005 Moundridge, KS 67107, Young Center for the Study of Website: www.mennonite Email: [email protected] Anabaptist and Pietist Studies archivesofvirginia.net Website: Jeff Bach, director www.swissmennonite.org Elizabethtown College, Sider Institute for Anabaptist, 1 Alpha Dr., Brethren & Mennonite Pietist and Wesleyan Studies Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Heritage Center Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas, Telephone: (717) 361-1470, director Greg Yoder, executive director, Email: [email protected] Messiah College, Physical address: Website: www.etown.edu/ One College Ave., Suite 4033, 1921 Heritage Center Way, youngctr Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, Telephone: (717) 766-2511 Mailing address: ext. 5235, P.O. Box 1563, Email: [email protected] Harrisonburg, VA 22803, Website: www.messiah.edu/ Telephone: (540) 438-1275, siderinstitute Email: info@brethren mennoniteheritage.org or Southeast Anabaptist greg.yoder@brethrenmennonite Historical Association heritage.org Website: www.brethren D. Lowell Nissley, chair mennoniteheritage.org 811 Richardson Way, Sarasota, FL 34232 Virginia Mennonite Conference Archives Stark County Mennonite and Amish Historical Society see – Eastern Mennonite University Special Collections Ken Nisly, acting president 3781 Cranwood St. NW, North Canton, OH 44720 Published and distributed by: The Mennonite Historical Society https://mennonitehistoricalsociety.org and the Mennonite Church USA Archives http://mennoniteusa.org/what-we-do/archives/