In October of 1874, a group of 35 Mennonite families fled persecution in South Russia and settled in the area of Henderson. That first winter was a hard one, as many of the immigrants were forced to live in a large building named "the Immigrant House" - living and working together to form their own community. Today, their descendants are in the process of paying tribute to these people through a dream of recreating that community so many years ago.

The Mennonite tradition continues in the city of Henderson, as the city has many traditional evens. A semi-annual bus tour is taken in the area, visiting the original homesteads of the Mennonites and some unincorporated, unmarked cemeteries left by the earlier Mennonites. Some of these cemeteries can be found in the middle of cornfields, and some graves are unmarked along present-day yards and fields. Although unmarked, they are respected and revered as those who came before them to make a better life.

An authentic German smorgasbord is prepared each year, and an old-time threshing bee also takes place.

A 1900 house is restored to its original state and depicts a farmhouse as it was in 1900.