Read below to find out all the details for dates and events coming up at 1818 Clearbrook Road!

• Extended Hours visit MHM’s special exhibit & museum with 4 extended times this summer!
• Summer Refreshments available now at MHM Café
• Bookstore & Gift Shop - new gift items available now!
• BC Day we will be closed Monday, August 4th, 2025

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Unearthing The Vanished explores the rarely told experiences of Mennonite families during Stalin’s Great Terror. To help you plan your visit, we’ve added extended museum hours this summer—see poster below for details.

This exhibit sheds light on the enduring trauma of forced disappearances and the profound grief carried by those left behind. It invites reflection on both the pain of the past and the resilience of those who endured.

• Beautiful exhibit; heart-wrenching. Factual and emotive. So much work behind the scenes.
• I brought my children to view the exhibit about learn our heritage. My great-grandfather is featured.
• Wonderful display. Lest we forget!
• I appreciated seeing the display of my husband’s story!
• Such a sad time. It’s important to remember where we came from. Thank you.
• Great display. Enjoyed immensely!
• Fabulous! Outstanding exhibit. Thank you for putting this together. My grandfather was taken in the Great Terror!
• So worthwhile. Many thanks! Your research is outstanding!
• Thank you so much for the effort, time and love that was put into this exhibit. My grandfather was taken in the Great Terror.
• So well done…so sad…and so timely. It’s not our heritage. But it’s the background of many we know.

Exhibit Credits:

Louise Bergen Price: Project coordinator, writer, researcher

Janet Boldt: Writer, researcher

Jenny Bergen: Design layout

Richard Thiessen: Museum Executive Director, writer

With heartfelt thanks to Museum staff Jennifer Martens and Donna Klassen Thomas for their invaluable help; Robert Martens for copy editing; Colin Manning, physical set up; Globe Printers; and especially to families who contributed stories and photographs to honour their loved ones.

Cool off this summer with our Ice Cold Drinks—just $2 for a limited time!
Choose from Blueberry Iced Tea, Raspberry Iced Tea, or Iced Coffee—perfect refreshment to enjoy with your lunch or a freshly baked treat from the MHM Café. Sip in the summer on our Rose Garden Patio on sunny days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays!

Cafe Hours:

10am - 3pm - Mennonite Signature Baked Goods, Pastries, Desserts & Beverages

11:15am-2pm - Lunch Menu Available

Many popular Menno sayings! Here is Grey wearing "Got Shmaunt Fat?"

Berry Flats by Helen Rose Pauls

Makes a great gift! Perfect for summer reading.

Commemorating our once in a lifetime anniversary, we now carry collectable "500 Years of Anabaptist History" Pens!

A thoughtful memento of your visit to our exhibits featuring 500 years of Anabaptist History, from the 1500s to today. Makes a great gift - get them while supplies last!

Available in black or white.

Need Genealogy or Research Help?

Our Research Centre is open for drop-in genealogy help and appointments! Call today 604-853-6177!

You can renew your membership for 2025 by paying online 24/7:

https://www.bit.ly/MHSBCMembership or call during office hours 604-853-6177.

Renewing online is handy and helps us. Thank you for your support!

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Are you from out of town? We like to keep you posted about what is happening here in Abbotsford. We hope you can visit again soon!

Please contact us by phone 604-758-5667 or email us at info@mennonitemuseum.org if you have any questions while we work to have it back online.

Thank you for understanding.

Email: info@mennonitemuseum.org
Website: http://mennonitemuseum.org/
Location: 1818 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Phone: (604) 758-5667
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MennoniteHeritageMuseum/
Twitter: @mennomuseum1