4-Year-Old Amish Girl Killed Crossing Highway
Tragic story from the Adams County, Indiana community: Master Trooper Kurt Jack’s preliminary investigation reports that the girl, identified as four-year-old Barbara JC Graber of Berne, and two other Amish children were running across U.S. 27 and crossed into the path of a southbound Buick passenger car. The Buick, driven by Wayne Foust, 82, of Berne, hit and critically injured Barbara. The other two children…
3 Mistakes We Make About The Amish
In this video, I look at three common mistakes people make when talking about the Amish. I have probably been guilty of all of these at some points as well. If you’d like to read the article version of this video, you can find that here. What do you think? Are there other examples that should go on the list? Runtime: 5:07.  You might…
Plain-Friendly “Amish Radio” Initiative Seeks To Save Lives Following Tragedy
Two springs ago, there was a particularly tragic story out of Bath County, Kentucky. High waters overcame an Amish buggy, overturning it in a swollen creek. Five children were washed away and lost their lives. Now, local non-Amish efforts are seeking to help get weather alerts to Amish in this community. The answer appears to be an Amish-friendly radio – one that only gives weather…
Do Amish Believe Taking A Photo Captures Their Souls?
Do Amish people believe that when you take their photos, you also take their souls? I’ve heard this idea from time to time over the years. It has always seemed to me like an urban legend or romantic exaggeration – with perhaps just a loose basis in what Amish actually believe. The latest case comes from a wagon tour guide in the Ethridge, Tennessee Amish…