Amish Culture

While putting together last week’s post on 5 old but small Amish communities, I came across another real estate listing for an Amish farm – this time in Indiana in the Kokomo settlement. While the exterior photos are not great (taken on an overcast day), there are good photos of the interior showing the different […]

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Who teaches in Amish schools? Do Amish children attend public schools? What about homeschooling? Today we look at those and other questions on the Amish and education (full list here): Who teaches Amish children?  Amish parochial school teachers are typically female and young, though some women make a lifelong career of teaching. Teaching is most […]

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I made it to the auction in Ethridge, Tennessee, two weeks ago – really just the tail end of it. When we arrived at the farm (having driven back up from Mississippi), the final sales were happening, people were loading up their buys onto trucks and horse-drawn transport, and things were generally wrapping up. There […]

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Amish Cook Gloria Yoder is expecting, and she is thinking about a name for her boy or girl. How do Amish parents decide on a baby name? Gloria shares her family’s approach – and some common Amish naming conventions – in her latest column: While some Amish communities stick with using only one name, in […]

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From time to time we see Amish properties up for sale online. Two such homes appeared in Ohio and New York. Comparing those two cases, you can see how different Amish homes can be. The Ohio home is from a New Order Amish church. The New York home is from a Swartzentruber community. They are […]

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I hadn’t seen a story like this before. On Saturday night, a likely-impaired driver struck an Amish buggy in Ethridge, Tennessee. The crash sent a baby and her parents to the hospital. The baby was treated and released. But the parents remain in Nashville. This has left the little girl in a difficult situation. And […]

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Do Amish women cut their hair? Do Amish people ever wear sneakers or athletic shoes? What are broadfall trousers? What’s the difference between a bonnet and a kapp? This week, a look at questions on the Amish and plain clothing: Why do Amish women cover their heads? The practice of head covering is derived from […]

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“Being up in the mountains, seeing God’s creation and the awesomeness of it, really makes God real. The quietness, the peacefulness. Sometimes it’s stormin’ and blowin’, and it reminds us of the power God has,” Yoder explains. “In my everyday life, I feel a connection to God. I feel like I have God on my […]

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From WKBN: WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Christmas time may be over, but one group is still in the Christmas spirit. Members of the Amish and Mennonite community hosted a Christmas dinner for those in need on Saturday. They reached out to the Salvation Army in Warren for a space to do it. The Christmas on […]

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Amish from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana visited the President and Vice President in the Oval Office Friday, as reported in the Washington Times. This was apparently the first time Amish people have visited the White House in this capacity (with one possible exception, see below). The Amish as a whole are not overtly political, so this […]

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