Now that we’re finally on the right side of the Spring Equinox many of us have our minds on warmer topics. But let’s pause for a moment before diving into spring to think about a technology we often take for granted–refrigeration. Most Amish do use some variety of refrigerator. Amish who don’t typically rely on [...]
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I often take along my running shoes when I travel to Amish communities. When you’re in the car for long hours and saddled up next to the table for many more, hitting the pavement for a jog becomes a basic necessity. The scenic roads of Lancaster County are popular among recreational athletes. In parts of [...]
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Tom shares photos from Hostetler’s Quilt and Gift Shop in the Conewango Valley NY Amish settlement: Says Tom: “Maddy has a bed to display her quilts and will fold down the next one in the pile to show customers. I think that she must have 60 in stock.” The Tumbling Blocks quilt design. Autumn [...]
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As promised, I wanted to get in some recognition for the great captions sent in on yesterday’s buggy photo. You had me chuckling through the day as I checked the comments for new entries. So I though it would be fun to do a little vote. After much deliberation I whittled the top five captions [...]
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I’ve been traveling back to Poland so a little late with a post today. En route from Raleigh-Durham to London we had some sort of a radar malfunction (sounds scarier than it was; happily the plane could still fly) that necessitated a detour stop in New York so that they could fix the issue. Two [...]
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I got back from Pennsylvania over the weekend and have been trying to get caught up here. Maybe I am getting old but I always feel like I need to sleep for 2 days after these trips! Apologies to anyone who came looking for Friday’s post, which didn’t make it up in the hurry. We’ll [...]
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The horse and buggy is the obvious transportation icon of the Amish but the scooter must be the runner up. Though not all Amish use them they are the classic horseless vehicle among the Amish in Lancaster County (where bikes are not really seen) and a number of other communities. Scooters were big a few [...]
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We have a guest post today from Emma Miller. Though most people raised Amish end up joining an Amish church, a certain percentage for one reason or another do not. Here’s Emma writing about a new organization she’s started for former Amish: I grew up Amish in a small town in Missouri, the 6th child [...]
Continue Reading Emma Miller on the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund
