• CLOSED FRIDAY July 30, 2023 for the Canada Day Holiday; Open again on Monday
  
• Scheduled Tours available by appointment, call to register
  

• Summer Film Matinee Series Wednesdays at 1pm; call to register
  

• MHM Café Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm; lunch menu from 11:15am to 1:15pm.

  Soups of the Week: Mondays - Borscht & Somma Borscht; Tuesdays - Borscht & Vreneki; Wednesdays – Borscht & Green Bean & Ham; Thursdays – Borscht & Chicken Noodle Soup; Fridays – Farmer Sausage & Potato Soup along with traditional & signature baked goods.

• FREE CONCERT at South Abbotsford MB Church July 23 at 7pm Bring Friends, Festival Seating; Produced by Calvin Dyck and organized by the MHSBC Events Committee
  

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Would you or someone you know be interested in joining our Volunteer Team? MHM is looking for Volunteers to help in the Café, Bookstore, Gallery, Garden, Housebarn and Front Desk. Call 604-758-5667, email info@mennonitemuseum.org or fill out the application form on the website: https://mennonitemuseum.org/volunteer/

Tour our new permanent exhibit with Docent and Museum Educator, Jenny Bergen

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!

MHM “Movie Matinees Wednesdays”: at 1:00 pm. Come and watch exclusive, award winning historical feature films and documentaries with Film Host, Bill Thiessen. Free movie matinees.

REGISTER by calling 604-758-5667. Bring a friend!

Music Along the Journey

Memories of Migration: “Russlaender” Centennial 100 Tour Concert

Sunday, July 23, 2023

7:00pm

at South Abbotsford MB Church

32424 Huntingdon Road

Abbotsford BC

Featuring: Music from Paraguay, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Germany and Canada

You are invited to this ‘finale’ concert of the Russlaender Centenary Tour; a re-enactment of the historic migration of 21,000 Mennonites from Soviet Union to Canada beginning in 1923. Join us as we remember and celebrate the music cherished by these newcomers as they made their way to western Canada. The programme will include music from Mexico and South America where several thousand Mennonites also settled during this time period.

Complimentary Festival Seating

Opportunity to donate to the Russlaender Remembrance Fund which supports 3 MCC Programs: Indigenous Neighbors, Ukraine, and International Refugee Settlement.

Perogy Dinner Fundraiser

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The Mennonite Historical Society of BC

Perogy Dinner Fundraiser takes place at:

Mennonite Heritage Museum Café

1818 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford BC

Ticket information to follow.

Meal includes cottage cheese perogies, farmer sausage, gravy, corn, coleslaw, platz, & coffee/tea.

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

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Email: info@mennonitemuseum.org
Website: http://mennonitemuseum.org/
Location: 1818 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Phone: (604) 758-5667
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