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MHM E-Events Listings

Events Newsletter for the Mennonite Heritage Museum

MHM E-EventsListingsEvents Newsletter for the Mennonite Heritage Museum

Welcome to the E-Newsletter: September 16th, 2022 Edition

In this issue:

  • *Museum CLOSED on Monday, September 19th, 2022*
  • Regular Museum Hours Open Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm
  • MHM Book Launch Sehnsucht
  • Tickets to MHSBC Fall Fundraiser available for purchase see below for details
  • Fall Series of Readings
  • Bursaries available for the Centenary Tour 100 Years; more details below
  • Yarn & Garn Group meets Thursdays at 1:30pm in the Cafe, Bring a Friend
  • Cafe DINE IN OPEN Tuesday to Friday 10am-3pm; lunch 11:15am-1:15pm
  • Scheduled Tours available in our Find Out Fridays Main Exhibit Tour Series extended; register for an afternoon tour
  • Autumn Matinees: A Free Film Series on Wednesdays at 1pm. Register now
  • Photos from our last event MHM Poetry Book Launch Ellie Sawatsky and Sarah Ens
  • Culture Days September 23 - October 16, 2022 Canada, BC, Abbotsford, MHM


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You are invited to our next Book Launch! You are invited to our next Book Launch!

Call to register for this free event! Bring a friend!

*Registration by October 14th qualifies you for an entry into our draw for a free copy of the book Sehnsucht. One winner will be drawn after the presentation.

Call 604-758-5667. Leave a message after hours. Thank you!


*Registration not required but encouraged.

FALL FUNDRAISER TICKETS FOR SALE, GET YOURS TODAY! FALL FUNDRAISER TICKETS FOR SALE, GET YOURS TODAY!

BUY FALL FUNDRAISER TICKETS CLICK HERE
https://www.mhsbc.com/futureevents/purchase_event.php

REGISTRATION FOR THE CENTENARY TOUR HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30! REGISTRATION FOR THE CENTENARY TOUR HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30!

Memories of Migration: Russlaender 100 Tour

Relive Your History on a Cross-Canada Train Tour!


This three-part Russlaender Centenary Tour will re-enact the historic migration of 21,000 Mennonites from Russia to Canada beginning in 1923. With the help of established Mennonites, the migrants found new homes in Canada in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. This tour celebrates the faith of these newcomers, memorializes the challenges of resettlement, and acknowledges race and displacement in Canadian history.


For more information, click on the link below.

Russlaender 100 Tour

Russlaender 100 Tour

Memories of Migration: Russlaender 100 Tour Relive Your History on a Cross-Canada Train Tour! This three-part Russlaender Centenary Tour will re-enact the historic migration of 21,000 Mennonites from Russia to Canada beginning in 1923. With the help of established Mennonites, the migrants found ...

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WE hope you enjoyed the quilt exhibit this summer! Be sure to check out the quilts at the MCC Festival September 16-17 at the Tradex! WE hope you enjoyed the quilt exhibit this summer! Be sure to check out the quilts at the MCC Festival September 16-17 at the Tradex!

MCC BC Quilters Facebook Page
Click here to see more information about the MCC BC Quilters.
MCC Festival for World Relief

MCC Festival for World Relief

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We are looking for a Cafe Volunteer! We are looking for a Cafe Volunteer!

Cafe OPEN for Dine-In TUESDAY to Friday Cafe OPEN for Dine-In TUESDAY to Friday

Join us for scheduled exhibit tours! More dates have been added due to popular demand! Join us for scheduled exhibit tours! More dates have been added due to popular demand!

Register today to reserve your spot for FIND OUT FRIDAYS

Call 604-758-5667 to register.

Please feel free to leave a message after hours. Leave a message with your name and number so that we can call you back to confirm your spot.

Afternoon tour starts at 1:30pm.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Our Autumn Matinee Series returns with popular educational films Our Autumn Matinee Series returns with popular educational films

Join our host, Bill Thiessen, as we feature documentaries and films in our temperature controlled theatre.

Film Reviews | Mennonite Heritage Museum

Film Reviews | Mennonite Heritage Museum

Mennonite Heritage Museum in Abbotsford, British Columbia

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Photos from the last Book Launch with Ellie Sawatzky and Sarah Ens Photos from the last Book Launch with Ellie Sawatzky and Sarah Ens

League of Canadian Poets & Canada Council for the Arts
Thanks to the League of Canadian Poets and the Canada Council for the Arts for funding for this event!
Thank you to our Co-Hosts Turnstone Press
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Sarah Ens

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Ellie Sawatzky

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The Authors

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Our Prize Winners!

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CULTURE DAYS ARE COMING! CULTURE DAYS ARE COMING!

Culture Days

Culture Days

Culture Days supports a Canada-wide network of arts and culture organizers.

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We will soon be adding our events to Culture Days for September 23-October 16! Watch for news about our special events! We will soon be adding our events to Culture Days for September 23-October 16! Watch for news about our special events!

Books available in our Bookstore & Gift Shop: Books available in our Bookstore & Gift Shop:

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Flyway

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The World is Mostly Sky

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Sarah Ens

Books | Sarah Ens

Books | Sarah Ens

This meditation on the impact of human and ecological trauma explores the cost of survival for three generations of women living between empires. Writing from within the disappearing tallgrass prairie, Sarah Ens follows connections between the Russian Mennonite diaspora and the disrupted migratory patterns of grassland birds.

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None of This Belongs to Me

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Ellie Sawatsky

My Writing - Ellie Sawatzky

My Writing - Ellie Sawatzky

In this vibrant debut, Ellie Sawatzky rustles the underbrush of identity, seeking clarity on the nature of ownership and belonging. Haunted and inspired by old boyfriends, girls named Emily, ancestral ghosts, polar bears and mythic horses, None of This Belongs to Me plots a young woman's coming of age in a time of environmental and socio-economic peril.

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Museum Open for Visitors
See MHM website for Safety Protocol Updates before you visit.
Click here to view.

Watch for details about more open hours at the Museum, now at increment 3.

Increment 1: Museum Gift Shop and Exhibits will be open weekdays from 10am to 3pm.

Please check in at the front desk upon arrival.

The Museum is closed on all stat holidays, holiday weekends and for 4 weeks in Winter.

Increment 2: Café Dine Open Tuesday to Thursday

Increment 3: MHSBC Research Centre Open by Appointment Call Ahead 604-853-6177

Increment 4: Housebarn Exhibit (Upcoming Opening Date TBD)

Museum Statement

In an effort to create the safest possible environment for all of our staff, volunteers, and guests, the Mennonite Heritage Museum and the Mennonite Historical Society of BC have ensured that all onsite staff and volunteers have been vaccinated for COVID-19.

We are committed to following the requirements of our British Columbia Provincial Government and our requirements of guests will adhere to current mandates which are outlined by Public Health Orders.

Please review our current protocols here: https://mennonitemuseum.org/visit/

Stay at home and plan to visit us at a later date if you are exhibiting any cold and/or flu-like symptoms or have recently been exposed to a communicable disease.

We appreciate everyone’s consideration, sensitivity, and compassion as we make our return to regular operations.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions

News from MHSBC: News from MHSBC:

The MHSBC Research Centre Open By Appointment

To book an in-person research assistance appointment/genealogy lookup, please email archives@mhsbc.com or call 604-853-6177.


For virtual tours, check out our youtube videos and channels:


  • MHSBC Introductory Video with Jennifer Martens: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB87-Sa-T8DmyfVOcIjeTNQ/
  • MHM Introductory Video with Jenny Bergen: https://youtu.be/C2TnhT5dLzs
  • Presentation by Richard Thiessen: https://youtu.be/nXuVgWhu15g


Please "like" our videos and subscribe to our channels! Share with friends!


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