The Herrs

Have you ever wondered what life was like when Mennonites first arrived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania? The Herrs begins with the true story of the persecuted Swiss Anabaptist Herr family who left the Palatinate area of Germany in 1710. After a ten-week delay in London before boarding the ship Mary Hope, they finally set sail across the deep dangerous ocean. Settling in western Chester County, Pennsylvania, they obtained a warrant for 10,000 acres of land near the Indians -- the first Mennonite settlement in what was to later become Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Take a step back in time to better understand and appreciate the privileges and opportunities God has given us today by reading The Herrs by Mabel Burkholder.