Donate to the Kroeger Clock Heritage Foundation

The late Liza Kroeger established the Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation in honour of her father, Arthur Kroeger, a modern day Mennonite clockmaker. Liza's aim was to document and preserve the Mennonite clockmaking heritage, intending to make the stories and craftsmanship of these clocks accessible to a global community. 

In 2012, the late Arthur Kroeger published Kroeger Clocks, a 174 page book, which highlights the author’s research of over 55 surviving clocks. Beyond this, his extensive travel, research, and restoration work resulted in the verification and detailed documentation of at least 200 additional clocks currently in private collections and museums in Poland, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, Belize, and Paraguay. 

More clocks have since come to light but remain undocumented, and the many stories are currently inaccessible to the general public.

The mission of the Kroeger Clock Foundation is to raise funds to:

• Locate and photograph Mennonite clocks around the world according to museum standards. 
• Compile and catalogue detailed information of each artifact for future reference. 
• Collect family contributed stories from the global community of clock owners and make this information accessible through the database and virtual collection of The Virtual Museum of Mennonite Clocks web site.
• Promote and exhibit the art and heritage of Mennonite clocks both virtually and physically in partnership with museums and others to increase interest in the clocks, their social history and of various clockmakers.
• Assist with the preservation, collection and maintenance of Mennonite clocks.

The Kroeger Clock Heritage Foundation has produced an online resource, The Virtual Museum of Mennonite Clocks. The purpose is to make the stories of community, meaning, and cultural history associated with antique Mennonite wall clocks accessible to the global public. This virtual museum is also a resource for material culture and a focal point for conversation. Please visit kroegerclocks.com to learn more about this truly transnational heritage.