Stories, music and appetizers from many ethnicities.

Tickets On Sale December 1! $5 each or three for $10. Draw will be held December 1st 2018. Click below to buy your tickets online! Choose Your Own Adventure. Mennonite Heritage Village is running an all new raffle from December 1, 2017 - November 30, 2018. There are 5 trip options for you to choose

  From 1923 to 1930 over 24,000 Mennonites fled the Soviet Union, having survived years of war, violence, hardship, and trauma. The Russländer explores the lives and stories of these immigrants to Canada by examining their lives in the Russian Empire before the Russian Revolution in 1917, the circumstances under which they left the Soviet Union,

April is Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month. Join the virtual event in partnership with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and participate in a live discussion about the genocide committed by China’s government against the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region. The program will be held online via Zoom.

We have decided to shift our Mennonites at War Speaker Series screening of "The Last Objector" to be an online webinar event. Moving it to an online screening will allow for everyone to be able to participate including the many people that have connected with this series from around the world. The event begins at

Title: Enemy Love and the Gospel: Anabaptist Theology on Peace and Why it Matters Theme: Theology of Non-violence This session will focus on the development of the theology of peace within the Anabaptist tradition. The teaching of Jesus serve as the primary text for developing a peace. It was these teachings that strengthened many of

A cartographic presentation including maps from the Russian State Military History Archives. Speaker: Brent Wiebe - Stettler, Alberta Admission is free. All those attending must show proof of vaccination. Masks are required. No evening session. The event is sponsored by the EastMenn Historical Committee and Mennonite Heritage Village.

Join us at 1:30pm, August 20th, for the grand opening of the brand new Dirk Willems Peace Garden! A project of faith and passion, the Peace Committee as well as members of the Steinbach and Area Garden Club, have blessed our grounds with an incredible place to reflect and refresh.

The Kairos Blanket Exercise (KBE) is developed in collaboration with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and educators, and is an interactive and experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada. During this workshop, participants walk on blankets representing the land and into

"Our Climate Quest" is an national interactive exhibit about how small steps can lead to big change. It promises to be an engaging experience for the whole family. There is no cost to visit this exhibit Small Steps to Big Change. Make your mark at Our Climate Quest – a day of family fun to

Format: Webinar For the fourth installment of the “Leaving Canada” speaker series, Andrea Klassen, senior curator of Mennonite Heritage Village, will explore the interactions between Mennonite colonists in northern Mexico and their Mexican neighbours as depicted in the immigrant newspaper Die Steinbach Post. Drawing on her study of letters published in the Post from Mennonites in Mexico to their

The Doctrine of Discovery has become a buzzword in the media and in conversations connected to Truth and Reconciliation. This evening’s conversation will unpack this and better equip Settler-Canadians in more thoroughly understanding how historic wrongs (including the church) have created present barriers for Indigenous people. It will challenge us to consider what our next

An illustrated talk by Bill Redekop, free-lance writer, formerly with the Winnipeg Free Press, author of a number of books about Manitoba including the marvelous 'Lake Agassiz: The Rise of the World's Greatest Lake'.   Location: Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, MB  

Format: Webinar   The final event in the “Leaving Canada” speaker series features Royden Loewen, professor emeritus at the University of Winnipeg, where he held the Chair in Mennonite Studies. Loewen will give a webinar presentation on the transnational mindset of Mennonites in Mexico during the 1930s and 1940s, and the mythical hold of Canada

Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns Since 2001, Margruite Krahn has been unearthing historical floor patterns in Mennonite housebarns, documenting historical patterns from villages all over southern Manitoba. Her research has taken her from Manitoba to Mexico to the Netherlands and back, discovering more about the patterns, the people who created them, and what they can tell

South East Artist’s Group is pleased to present a new exhibit called “Beauty in the Ordinary.” Ten works by local artists explore the beauty inherent in the ordinary places of everyday life.  The exhibit will be opening in the Art Hall at Mennonite Heritage Village on January 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m and will be

Since 2001, Margruite Krahn has been unearthing historical floor patterns in Mennonite housebarns, documenting historical patterns from villages all over southern Manitoba. Her research has taken her from Manitoba to Mexico to the Netherlands and back, discovering more about the patterns, the people who created them, and what they can tell us about Mennonite life

This musical utilizes a blend of Celtic and swing music to tell the stories of those who fled from Europe and arrived at Pier 21 - the gateway to Canada. Witness the adventures, hopes, dreams, and heartaches of immigrants, orphans, and war brides as they navigate their arrival to this new land. Saturday, March 18,

This musical utilizes a blend of Celtic and swing music to tell the stories of those who fled from Europe and arrived at Pier 21 - the gateway to Canada. Witness the adventures, hopes, dreams, and heartaches of immigrants, orphans, and war brides as they navigate their arrival to this new land. Saturday, March 18,