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The Mennonite Heritage Center is a museum and library dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Mennonite faith and life in eastern Pennsylvania. Mennonite Christians first settled in the Delaware Valley in 1683 and have been part of Pennsylvania’s community and religious life for over 300 years. You are invited to visit the heritage center to see changing exhibits, use our historical library and take part in events, programs and workshops throughout the year.
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The Mennonite Heritage Center houses an excellent Anabaptist and genealogical research library named in honor of John L. Ruth, as ...
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On the Blog
When This You see, Remember Me: the needlework of sisters Susan, Sallie and Annie Alderfer
Over the last 30 years, the Mennonite Heritage Center has been able to collect an interesting group of traditional needlework done by perhaps three sisters from a Mennonite family in Lower Salford Township-several of them by recent donation. The needlework was donated by at least four different family members. These are mainly late, Pennsylvania German style “show” towels, or decorated hand towels, made from 1888 to 1906 - most of them apparently by Annie L. Alderfer and one each by older sisters Susan L. and Sallie L. Alderfer. They show that traditional Pennsylvania German needlework was still practiced this late ...
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