Fading away in Bird-in-Hand, PA
No, I won’t say ‘cheese’. Amish and the camera don’t always mix.
Excerpts from “Of Buggies and Blinkers”, on The Ohio Buggy Lighting Law
Today’s guest post is by Joe Donnermeyer of the Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities. It is on a topic that we have covered fairly extensively over the past several years – the buggy lighting issue, particularly as it has unfolded in Ohio. The state’s 2022 law requiring flashing lights on buggies predictably brought about conflict with members of the most conservative Amish communities. Joe shares…
Amish: A Secret Life on BBC
Amish: A Secret Life is a new BBC documentary following David and Miriam Lapp of Lancaster County. From the description on the BBC website: An intimate portrait of Amish family life and faith – this film opens up a world usually kept private. Miriam and David are Old Order Amish and photography is not permitted under the strict rules of the Amish church. So when…
I found your blog while researching blogs on or by the Amish. Yours is one of the most even-handed and enjoyable to read. It is like reading a friend’s travel letter of their adventures. I plan to post about and link to your blog for Blog Day 2007 tomorrow.
Thank you! I really appreciate you reading it. I did not know there was a Blog Day!
I love this sign! I try and not bother them and photograph from a distance. The ones around Orange County, Indiana will hide their faces if they see a camera. That’s why so many of mine are taken through the windshield and from behind. No harm, no foul…right?
Cindy