An online resource on Amish culture
The Amish Online Encyclopedia (AOE) examines a diverse range of topics, including Amish life, culture, and belief.
Articles are based on academic research as well as input from Amish themselves, including church leaders, lay members, and historians. Sources of further information are offered at the end of each article.
Agriculture
What foods and crops do Amish farmers produce?
see also Barns
Anabaptists
Andy Weaver Amish
Who are the Andy Weaver Amish?
Auctions
What do Amish buy and sell at auctions?
Where can I find an Amish auction?
Ausbund
see also Song and Singing
Baptism
How do Amish youth prepare for baptism?
Barns
What happens at an Amish barn-raising?
Beachy Amish
What’s the difference between Beachy Amish and Old Order Amish?
Beliefs
see Religion; Church
Bible
Bishop
Buggies
Do all Amish use the Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) triangle?
What colors are Amish buggies?
Why do the Amish drive buggies?
see also Transportation
Business
What are typical Amish businesses?
Children
How do Amish discipline children?
How many children do Amish have?
Church
How do Amish prepare their homes for church?
What happens at an Amish communion service?
What is Council Meeting in the Amish church?
What is an Amish church directory?
see also Baptism; Bible
Clothing and Appearance
Why do Amish women cover their hair?
Why do the Amish wear Plain clothing?
Communities
Which are the largest Amish communities?
Which are the oldest Amish communities?
Which states have the most Amish?
Computers
see Technology
Dating
see also Marriage; Rumspringa
Deacon
Death
What is an Amish funeral like?
Where do Amish bury their dead?
Diversity
How many types of Amish are there?
Divorce
see also Marriage
Education
Do Amish children go to school?
Why do Amish only go to school until 8th grade?
Electricity
Entertainment
see Recreation
Entrepreneurship
see Business
Europe
see also Origins
Excommunication
see Shunning; Ordnung
Farming
see Agriculture
Food
Firearms
Funeral
see Death
Furniture
Government
see Politics; Non-resistance
Guns
see Firearms
Health
Do Amish have genetic disorders?
see also Vaccination; Children
Holidays
What holidays do Amish celebrate?
Homes
How do Amish heat their homes?
Hunting
Hutterites
Insurance
Why do Amish object to insurance programs?
Internet
see Technology
Joining the Amish
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Language
What language do the Amish speak?
Legal
Marriage
What is an Amish “wedding wagon”?
What is an Amish wedding like?
Medicine
see Health
Mennonites
What’s the difference between Amish and Mennonites?
Who are the “Amish Mennonites”?
Who are the Old Colony Mennonites?
Who are the Old Order (Team) Mennonites?
Military Service
see Non-Resistance
Minister
Money
see also Business; Taxes
Music
see Song and Singing
Myths
What are common myths about the Amish?
Names
Nebraska Amish
Who are the Nebraska Amish?
New Order Amish
What’s the difference between New Order and Old Order Amish?
Nickel Mines
see School Shooting
Non-Resistance
Why don’t Amish serve in the military?
Ordnung
Origins
Pacifism
see Non-Resistance
Pen Pal
How can I find an Amish pen-pal?
Pennsylvania Dutch
Photography
What do Amish think about photography?
Do Amish believe taking a photo captures their souls?
Politics
Population
How are Amish communities organized?
How fast are the Amish growing?
Puppy Mills
Quilts
Recreation
see also Sports
Religion
What do Amish think about other religions?
What do the Amish believe?
What is the Dordrecht Confession?
Rumspringa
School
see Education
School Shooting
Shunning
Why do the Amish practice shunning?
Smoking and Tobacco
Song and Singing
Do Amish enjoy music and singing?
What songs do Amish sing in church?
Spirituality
see Religion
Sports
Steering Committee
What is the Amish Steering Committee?
Swartzentruber Amish
Who are the Swartzentruber Amish?
Swiss Amish
Taxes
Technology
Do the Amish use computers and the internet?
Telephone
Tourism
What do Amish think about tourism?
How can I stay with an Amish family?
Can I pay to stay on an Amish farm?
Transportation
see also Buggies
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Vaccination
Do Amish vaccinate their children?
Voting
see Politics
Wedding
see Marriage
Women
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Youth
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Last updated: April 2020
Topic group: Beliefs Business Church Diversity History Home & Family Occupations Population Recreation Technology Tourism Transportation
