Events
Harvest Fest - October 4
Enjoy a "Building Beauty" fall day at the farm with the following activities occurring: aromas in the farm kitchen of making bread in the morning and apple fritters in the afternoon, demos of sauerkraut and textile looms in the barn, a nature walk led by Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and more. There will be a show and tell of the following: Architectural Changes - Lewis County barns, herb gardening, and beekeeping in the barn and a panel discussion with carpentry crew from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on "Barn Building 1950s-1960s" in the pavilion.
In the lower barn, a bake sale will feature fall goods of pies, breads, whoopie pies, cookies, etc. A soup and fall dessert meal will be available in the pavilion at noon. In addition, tours of the house and the archival area plus many displays featured for viewing throughout the farm. Admission and meal are on a donation basis.
Legacy 500 Speaker - Marcus Yoder
Legacy 500 Fall program - October 31-November 2 at Croghan Mennonite Church. The focus will be "500 Years of Anabaptist History: The Anabaptists -- from Zurich, Switzerland to Lewis County"
Marcus A. Yoder is the Executive Director of the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center and the Ohio Amish Library, and is active in preaching, teaching, and writing in the Mennonite Church. Marcus graduated with a BA Degree in history from Ohio State University and MA in the History of Christianity from Yale University. He was born in an Amish home in Holmes County, OH.
33rd Zwanzigstein Fest - Saturday, July 5, 2025 - Other Summer Events to follow
 Photo Credit: Gary and Elsie (Lehman) Herzig |
Zwanzigstein means "Twenty Stones." This name comes from when God led Joshua and the Israelites over the Jordan River. When they were safely across, the Lord said to Joshua that the twelve chosen men, one from each tribe, were to take a stone from the middle of the Jordan, carry it out, and pile them up as a monument at the place where they camped that night. In the future, when their children asked, "What is this monument for," they could tell them it is to remind them of God's amazing miracle. All nations of the earth will realize Jehovah is the mighty God and all will worship him forever.
As our forefathers (twenty families) traveled from Europe to settle here, they, too, must have realized the mighty hand of God and truly worshiped him. When our children ask, we can tell them of this mighty God.
And so Zwanzigstein.
The purpose of the Zwanzigstein Fest is to preserve, celebrate, and accurately portray our religious and cultural heritage in Lewis County. Since 1991 the Heritage Farm has provided the site for visitors to learn about our Anabaptist faith legacy and rural life of years past through stories, exhibits, tours, demonstrations, and fundraising venues such as foods and crafts.
