{"id":184,"date":"2013-06-25T17:04:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T17:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/amishstudies\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2025-04-17T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:10:21","slug":"information-centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/amishstudies\/resources\/information-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amish and Mennonite Historical and Information Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delaware<\/h2>\n

Delaware Mennonite Historical Association<\/strong>
\nPO Box 267
\nGreenwood, DE 19950
\nrevzehr@delawaremennonite.com<\/a> (Vernon Zehr)
\nDelawareMennonite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Illinois<\/h2>\n

Illinois Amish Heritage Center<\/strong>
\n284 East Illinois Route 133
\nP.O. Box 284
\nArthur, IL 61911
\n217-721-9266 (Wilmer Otto); Info@illinoisamish.org
\n<\/a>illinoisamish.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society<\/strong>
\n675 State Route 116
\nMetamora, IL 61548-7732
\n(309) 367-2551; mennmuseum@mtco.com
\n<\/a>imhgs.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Indiana<\/h2>\n

Menno-Hof<\/strong>
\n510 South Van Buren St.
\nP.O. Box 701
\nShipshewana, IN 46565
\n(260) 768-4117;\u00a0info@mennohof.org
\n<\/a>menno-hof.squarespace.com<\/a>
\n[The major Amish interpretive center in Indiana]<\/p>\n

Mennonite Historical Library<\/strong>
\n1700 South Main Street
\nGoshen, IN 46526
\n(574) 535-7418; mhl@goshen.edu<\/a>
\ngoshen.edu\/mhl<\/a>
\n[An excellent historical library on the campus of Goshen College]<\/p>\n

Swiss Heritage Society, Inc.<\/strong>
\n1200 Swiss Way
\nBerne, IN 46711
\n(260) 589-8007
\nswissheritage.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Iowa<\/h2>\n

Kalona Historical Society<\/strong>
\n715 D Avenue
\nKalona, IA 52247
\n(319) 656-3232; kalonatours@gmail.com<\/a>
\nkalonaiowa.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Kansas<\/h2>\n

Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum<\/strong>
\n200 North Poplar St.
\nPO Box 231
\nGoessel, KS 67053
\n(620) 367-8200; goesselmuseum@gmail.com<\/a>
\ngoesselmuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Maryland<\/h2>\n

Casselman Historians<\/strong>
\nPO Box 591
\nGrantsville, MD 21536
\n(301) 245-4326; casselmanhistorians@gmail.com<\/a>
\ncasselmanhistorians.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio<\/h2>\n

Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center<\/strong>
\n5798 County Road 77
\nMillersburg, OH 44654
\n(330) 893-3192; director@amheritagecenter.com<\/a>
\nbehalt.com
\n<\/a>[A major Amish interpretive center]<\/p>\n

Rosedale Network of Churches Archives<\/strong>
\n9910 Rosedale Milford Center Rd.
\nIrwin, OH 43029
\n(740) 506-4756 (Phil Weber, Rosedale Network archivist); pweber@rosedale.edu<\/a>
\nrosedalenetwork.org\/media\/from-the-archives
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Kidron Community Historical Society<\/strong>
\nKidron-Sonnenberg Heritage Center
\n13153 Emerson Rd
\nApple Creek, OH 44606
\n(mailing address: PO Box 234, Kidron, OH 44636)
\n(330) 857-9111; kidronheritagecenter@gmail.com<\/a>
\nkidronhistoricalsociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio Amish Library<\/strong>
\n5798 County Road 77
\nMillersburg, OH 44654
\n(330) 893-3192; library@amheritagecenter.com<\/a>
\nohioamishlibrary.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Stark County Mennonite and Amish Historical Society<\/strong>
\n1136 South Prospect Avenue
\nHartville, OH 44632-8708
\n(330) 877-9566<\/p>\n

Ontario<\/h2>\n

Heritage Historical Library<\/strong>
\n52445 Glencolin Line
\nRR 4
\nAylmer, ON\u00a0 N5H 2R3
\n[The most comprehensive Amish historical library. In recent years, most of its holdings have been transferred to Muddy Creek Farm Library; see listing under Pennsylvania.]<\/p>\n

Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario<\/strong>
\nConrad Grebel University College
\n140 Westmount Road North
\nWaterloo, ON N2L 3G6
\n(519) 885-0220; secretary@mhso.org<\/a>
\nmhso.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Millbank Information Center<\/strong>
\nPO Box 35
\nMillbank, ON N0K 1L0
\n(519) 595-8037<\/p>\n

Visitor Centre\u2014Telling the Mennonite Story<\/strong>
\nSt. Jacobs Farmer’s Market Log House
\n878 Weber St N
\nWoolwich, ON N2J 4A9
\n(519) 664-3518;\u00a0 mennonitestory@gmail.com<\/a>
\nstjacobsmarket.com\/general-6<\/a><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n

Heritage Historical Library Collection at Muddy Creek Farm Library <\/strong>
\n298 Wheat Ridge Dr.
\nEphrata, PA 17522
\n(717) 354-7635
\n fairmounthomes.org\/community-engagement\/partnerships\/muddy-creek\/<\/a>
\n[The most comprehensive Amish historical collection, now housed within Muddy Creek Farm Library, a library that also houses extensive materials on Old Order Mennonites]<\/p>\n

Masthof Press and Bookstore<\/strong>
\n219 Mill Road
\nMorgantown, PA 19543
\n(610) 286-0258
\nmasthof.com<\/a>
\n[A good source of books about the Amish]<\/p>\n

Mennonite Life Archives and Library<\/strong>
\n2215 Millstream Road
\nLancaster, PA 17602
\n(717) 393-9745; archives@mennonitelife.org<\/a>
\nmennonitelife.org\/research\/visit-archives-library\/<\/a>
\n[Excellent sources on Amish of eastern Pa.]<\/p>\n

Mennonite Life Visitors Center<\/strong>
\n2215 Millstream Road
\nLancaster, PA 17602-1494
\n(717) 299-0954; cs@mennonitelife.org<\/a>
\nmennonitelife.org\/visit\/visitors-center\/<\/a>
\n[Excellent information and guides for the Lancaster Amish]<\/p>\n

Mifflin County Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center
\n<\/strong>P.O. Box 5603
\n2 Walnut Street
\nBelleville, PA 17004
\n(717) 935-5574
\nwww.facebook.com\/p\/Mifflin-County-Mennonite-Historical-Society-100032495240977\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Pequea Bruderschaft Library<\/strong>
\nP.O. Box 25
\nGordonville, PA 17529
\n(717) 367-3906
\n[Amish operated; open Saturday mornings only]<\/p>\n

Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies<\/strong>
\nElizabethtown College
\n1 Alpha Drive
\nElizabethtown, PA 17022
\n(717) 361-1470; youngctr@etown.edu<\/a>
\netown.edu\/youngctr<\/a>
\n[By appointment]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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