Forrest Moyer, Author at Mennonite Heritage Center

New acquisition: Anna Funk tunebook

Written by Forrest Moyer on January 4, 2017

For several years, the MHC has featured an “Artifact of the Week” on our Facebook page, and a selection of recent acquisitions on our Library & Collections webpage. In 2017, we’ll combine those features into a monthly highlight here on the blog, where we will share the story of an interesting artifact or collection recently donated to the MHC.

This month we’re featuring a 1786 manuscript tunebook with not one, but TWO beautiful fraktur bookplates and a poetic inscription by the

Welcome to our blog

Written by Forrest Moyer on December 30, 2016

Sixteen years into the 21st century, the Mennonite Heritage Center is entering the blogosphere!

Here we will feature news and information about the collections and activities of the MHC, and historical articles–some drawn from past MHEP Newsletters and Quarterlies, others newly written.

The story is deep and rich, of Mennonites and their neighbors in the Perkiomen Valley and eastern Pennsylvania over 300 years. We hope you enjoy and learn from this blog. If something is of interest, add a comment or question