About

Hi, and thanks for visiting Amish America.

My name is Erik Wesner.  I have visited over 30 Amish communities and met roughly 5,000 Amish families (read how here).  Amish America is where I share my experiences in Amish society and explore Amish culture.

Try the articles in the Amish Online Encyclopedia if you have a specific question on the Amish or topic you’d like to explore.  The Amish State Guide (under construction) outlines Amish communities in all 28 states where they live, plus Canada.

My book Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive is a collection of business and life principles based on Amish practices.  60 Amish entrepreneurs contributed to the book.  Read more here.

I have contributed to articles featured in TIME magazine, CNNMoney.com, Entrepreneur magazine , The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other media.

I researched Amish business as Snowden Fellow at the Young Center at Elizabethtown College in 2008.  I have also served as a consultant for authors of Amish fiction and non-fiction.

In my previous nine-year career with a Nashville publisher, I worked in management and set a company record as a salesperson.

I speak frequently on radio, television, and to live audiences, and am happy to speak to media.  Feel free to email me with media inquiries at ewesner@gmail.com.

If you have a question about the Amish, please first try the Amish Online Encyclopedia, with 75 concise articles answering common questions about the Amish, arranged alphabetically.  It’s the Amish FAQ section of this site.

If you can’t find an answer there, please leave your question in the comments section of a blog post related to your topic.  You can also send me an email at ewesner@gmail.com.

Comments take priority over emails;  it may take up to a week or more to reply to emails though comments are generally answered promptly.