Check out our Family Day fun! Visitors experienced the exhibit, painted their own versions of Russian dolls, listened to historical stories, and researched their genealogy.
8 February 2016: Family Day at the Mennonite Heritage Museum
Family Day, February 8th, 2016 from 10AM-4PM
Mennonite Heritage Museum, 1818 Clearbrook Rd, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 5X4
Enjoy activities for the whole family!
Family activities offered from 10am – 4pm:
- Admission (by donation to our permanent exhibition)
- Museum worksheets (geared toward 3 different age groups)
- “I Spy” Activity Books
- Russian Doll Craft
- Discover Your Genealogy Activity (hosted by the Mennonite Historical Society
of BC)
Family friendly story time starting at 11:00am and repeating at 1:30pm (each story will be approximately 15 minutes):
- Stories from Daughters in the City: Mennonite Maids in Vancouver, 1931-61, told by Ruth Derksen Siemens
- Digging Up the Dishes, told by Irmgard Thiessen
- Interactive Storytelling with Mennonite Quilts, told by Louise Bergen Price