for Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center and Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society
Event
Scheduled Date
IMHC Hours
The Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center opens for the 2011 season on Friday, April 1st.
Regular Open Hours - Fridays & Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sundays 1:30-4:30 p.m.
To schedule a tour for another time, contact us at 309-367-2551 or imhcmtco.com.
We will be closed on Easter weekend, April 23 and 24, so that our volunteers may worship and celebrate with their families.
2011 Gallery Exhibit
WANTED: Handwritten pre-1940 recipes. The Museum Gallery staff are planning a special exhibit relating to food preparation in earlier days.
IMHGS Members and friends are invited to share handwritten family recipes from before 1940 with permission to copy them in a book or booklet.
As always, the time, place and person or family associations, when known, and stories or comments would add much value to the recipes.
Contact 309-367-2551 or imhcmtco.com for more information.
2011 Spring Program
Saturday, April 16, 10:00 a.m.
at the
Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center
Speaker: Jan Gleysteen
"The Hutterite Story"
The Hutterite story begins in south Tirol (now northern Italy) and continues through Moravia, Transylvania, South Russia, migration to America in 1874, all the way to today's colonies in the American and Canadian west.
Jan Gleysteen has worked in illustration, book design, typography, calligraphy, and as an editor, columnist, and design consultant. He conducted tours to Europe and other areas of Anabaptist interest, all with a strong emphasis on the Mennonite faith story.
In all his presentations, Gleysteen has tried to introduce the concept of discipleship Christianity, the principle of placing all of life under the Lordship of Christ.
After the program the Heritage Center will offer a light lunch.
This program is open to the public. Everyone is welcome!
