An Amish family in the Buchanan County, Iowa community (Hazleton) is likely breathing a sigh of relief after undergoing the misfortune of a property fire Thursday. The relief would come from the fact that no one was hurt, and that their home mostly escaped damage. Four local fire departments contributed to the efforts to extinguish the blaze. Apparently an explosion preceded the fire, according to…
The Amish celebrate Thanksgiving in many of the same ways non-Amish Americans do: with family, rest, and tables laden with hearty dishes. One difference may be the size of their get-togethers – with the typical Amish family size being eight, ten, or larger, they are often making larger portions than your average American family. But whatever the size of your Thanksgiving gathering, these ten recipes,…
This is the second West Virginia Amish home we’ve looked at this year, after this five-bedroom place on a 50+ acre piece of land. And I expect we’ll be seeing more and more of them for sale in the state as the Amish footprint there, and pool of available homes, continues to grow. Their overall population in the state remains low at around 900, but…
This one was first reported in August, out of Van Buren County, Michigan – an (allegedly) intoxicated driver hit an Amish buggy in the evening hours, leading to five Amish people being injured. One of them had to receive “life-saving measures” (it was originally reported that six were injured, but that has been revised to five). To her credit, she stayed on the scene of…
Absolutely tragic: an Amish woman, and her unborn child, died after a horse accident at a home in Lisbon, New York (St. Lawrence County). This happened last Wednesday, but is just being reported now. Here are the details via WWNY: TOWN OF LISBON, New York (WWNY) – An Amish woman who was 7 months pregnant died after being kicked in the head by a horse…
The Jacob Hochstetler story is one well-known in Amish circles, as an example of one Amish man’s steadfast faith and commitment to Anabaptist principles of nonresistance. Hochstetler lost his wife and two children in a brutal wartime attack – but refused to defend himself or to allow his sons to use force against the attackers, in keeping with his deeply-held faith. Your Ohio News is…
This is not the type of buggy wreck story we are accustomed to seeing here. And fortunately, it sounds like the injured young man will recover. But it does shine a light on questionable behaviors found in some Amish circles. This story comes to us from the Amish settlement in Adams County, Indiana – which in itself is not exactly a surprise (more on that…
Today Don Burke take us into one of Missouri’s many smaller Amish settlements. This one is at Harwood in Vernon County, MO. Vernon County is in the western side of the state on the Kansas border. These photos are a nice reminder that there are many more Amish locations out there besides the better-known, larger communities. This community is currently at two church districts in…
Christmas Day, 2024. Amish couple Henry and Ruth Bontrager, both aged 29, were out in their buggy around 6pm in the sizeable Amish community at Hillsboro, Wisconsin (Vernon County). Perhaps they had been out visiting family, and were on the way home, or to another relative’s place. Visiting family on the holidays is a popular activity for the Amish. At that moment, an intoxicated 20-year-old…
Third Fret Harmony, who earlier this year brought us their versions of “Sing Me Back Home” and “Sing Me A Song About Jesus” are back with a new song. This time it’s a more contemporary choice – “In The Palm Of Your Hand”. This one was written by Ron Block and first recorded in the 1990s by Allison Krauss and the Cox Family. If you…