Wondering when the mud sales are happening this year in Lancaster County? Not sure what a mud sale is? Read on for the full schedule and more. When are the mud sales in Lancaster County? (Jump to full 2020 Mud Sale Schedule) The annual mud sales take place starting next month, with the bulk occurring […]

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“This kind of stuff happens all the time with them.” That’s area resident Cyndi Tipton, on an incident involving local Amish youth. The young men’s behavior led to charges including underage drinking and disturbing the peace. The four young Amish men, ages ranging from 19 to 20, also were charged with providing false information to […]

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Millie Otto is an Amish woman living in the Arthur, Illinois settlement. I’ve mentioned her here before, including in the “3 Amish Columnists You Might Enjoy” post. From time to time I read her column, which is carried in several news outlets, including the Champaign, IL News-Gazette. She is one of several Amish columnists printed […]

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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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Do Amish kitchens have refrigerators? How do Amish light their homes? Do Amish homes have shutters? What about upholstered furniture? Today we look at 12 questions on Amish homes. As before I’ve excerpted several below; you’ll find the link to the full list at the end. Do Amish kitchens have refrigerators? Many if not most […]

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As we wrap up the 2010s, a look back at some favorite posts of the past 12 months. My thanks to all of you who took the time to read, share and comment on posts this year. Wishing you all good things in 2020 ~ Erik Church 6 Examples of Amish Ordnung Rules Colorado Amish […]

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We caught a glimpse of North Carolina’s Swartzentruber Amish settlement in an article back in May, when someone interviewed a man from this community as he waited at an Alabama Amtrak station. More recently I previewed the community auction which was to take place in late November. Amish began moving to the area near Ellenboro, […]

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Lenawee County, Michigan authorities hope to find a compromise with Amish over sewage and water violations in an ongoing conflict in this southern Michigan community. That’s according to a new article in the Daily Telegram. The report contains more details about how waste is handled by the Amish: The health department said it started receiving […]

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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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Do the Amish read the Bible at home? Which Testament do they emphasize? Do they use the Apocrypha? Following last week’s 11 Questions On Amish Beliefs, this week we look at 6 questions on the Amish and the Bible. I’ve excerpted two of them, and you can find the rest at the link below. Which […]

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