The CrossRoads (Valley Brethren-Mennonite) Heritage Center features exhibits and a video on the settling of the Shenandoah Valley by the Brethren and Mennonites – in pioneer days, Civil War times, and in early 1900 school and mission work in the mountains of western Virginia.

Interpretative guides tell stories in the 1854 Burkholder-Myers House and the 1904 Whitmer School/Cove church, both furnished with period furniture.

Hours: 10-5 Wed.-Sat.Admission by donation. 1921A Heritage Center Way (off Garbers Church Rd.), Harrisonburg, Virginia www.vbmhc.org, (540) 438-1275.  

• Interpreting the Brethren and Mennonite story
• Providing the background on their denominational histories
• Illustrating core faith values that guide their responses to cultural and historical events