Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will offer an online workshop on the Pennsylvanian German folk art of fraktur on Saturday, Jan. 23, to 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The workshop will guide attendees through painting a fraktur with traditional colors and designs and creating a grain-painted frame to display their work. No experience is necessary.

Lynn Janelle Sommer will guide the fraktur painting segment. Fraktur is a form of storytelling using watercolor and ink that celebrates life events and usually incorporates treasured spiritual mottos, verses, or poetry.

Jim King will demonstrate the grain painting process. King learned the process by restoring antique blanket chests using traditional oil or vinegar glazes.

There is a fee, and participants must also purchase a few supplies on their own before the class. After registering at http://bit.ly/FrakturFrame, people will receive a Zoom link and a list of recommended supplies. The historical society will mail participants the design on watercolor paper as well as the frame.

Any questions may be directed to Michael Bodner at operations@lmhs.org or 717-393-9745.

The historical society's vision is diverse communities connecting across boundaries by knowing and valuing their own and one another's stories of life, faith, cultures, and histories.