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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 21
Reinventing Tradition “Who am I?” might be one of life’s biggest questions. Some people believe that getting to know themselves requires discovering their roots because knowing their history and culture helps them construct their individual identities. It can also enable them to build a sense of pride. One of the early advocates for a Mennonite historical society in Lancaster County was pastor and farmer Ira D. Landis. The first meeting of the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society was held in May 1958. Eleven years later, the society purchased the Hans Herr House. Built in 1719 by Christian and Anna Herr, the Herr House is not only the oldest surviving house in Lancaster County, but it is also known as the oldest original Mennonite meeting house in the Western Hemisphere. Restoration and archaeological excavation on the house began in 1971, and the site was officially opened to the public in 1974.
Since the 1990s, the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society has hosted an annual Maize and Snitz Festival at the Herr House & Museum. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at the museum were able to take a year and a half to redefine the 2021 Maize and Snitz Market Fair. The idea for the upcoming event is to offer attendees a more complete understanding of what Colonial life would have been like for the Herr family. “This is part of the Herr family’s story, but this is also part of the story that related to hundreds if not thousands of people when they came to America,” explained Jason Stetler, digital and communications storyteller for the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. The Maize and Snitz Market Fair will take place on Saturday, Oct. 2, on the historic grounds of the 1719 Herr House & Museum, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street. Attendees will have the chance to immerse themselves in the cultures of early European and indigenous
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Most tradespeople will dress in period clothing at the Maize and Snitz Market Fair.
Same Mission, New Location BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Thirteen years ago, Oak Hill Fellowship opened in Quarryville with the vision of sharing the Gospel with the Solanco community. Since then, the congregation has met in two different buildings before its most recent location at the former Zion United Church of Christ, 902 Winter Hill Road, Strasburg. However, that property was sold to another entity a couple months ago. Around the same time, the Mount Hope United Methodist Church congregation merged with
BY COURTNEY MENGEL
According to Polaris, the nonprofit that operates the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, 540 victims of human trafficking were identified in Pennsylvania in 2019. That same year, 524 phone calls, 104 webforms, 13 emails, 86 texts, and 19 webchats were made from Pennsylvania to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. See Freedom Walk pg 10
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Lampeter-Strasburg Community To Have Fun At The Fair . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Civil Air Patrol Honors Members . . . . . . .4 Business Directory . . . . . .5 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . .12 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13
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