Here’s a nice time-lapse video showing the restoration – really rebuilding – of an old barn which was destroyed in a wind storm. The barn, described as a “100 Year Old Collapsed Barn”, had been bought by a non-Amish family (Vignette Farms) who were attempting to restore it (this is in Indiana). The family explains the back story: We bought a beautiful 1860s home which…
Samuel L. Hochstetler, charged with murder in Amish woman Rosanna Kinsinger’s death, made his first court appearance yesterday. From WCHS: POMEROY, Ohio (WCHS) — A Pomeroy courtroom was packed with members of Amish community as an unusually disturbing murder case advanced though Ohio’s court system. Samuel Hochstetler, 18, is accused of killing 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger, of Pomeroy. Hochstetler was dressed in an orange jail uniform…
This is a pleasant Amish home in upstate New York. It’s got seven bedrooms, and two bathrooms. Right off the bat that tells you it’s not the plainest Amish group. And while that bedroom-to-bathroom ratio may seem high for a non-Amish home, for the Amish it’s about par for the course. The home address is Fillmore, NY. The Amish have lived here since the 1980s…
Ben and Rose are back with a lovely new song just released a couple of hours ago as I post this. “Here Today” is described as “an old Gospel song”. It’s a song with a weighty message – but Ben and Rose’s rendition has an upbeat feel. “Here today – and we’ll be gone tomorrow.” And they chose the perfect setting to record the video,…
I believe “shocking” is appropriate to describe this case. A young Amish man has been charged with the murder of an Amish woman in Ohio. And according to police, he has made a confession – of a sort (more on that below). This is out of Meigs County, Ohio, home to a tiny Amish community. From WSAZ: MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – A man has…
Not long before he passed away in 2021, Don Shenk shared with me a wonderful collection of his Amish Country images. Don took some beautiful photos over the years (mostly in Lancaster County, PA), compiling them in photo books. We had a look at one selection of his images in this 2021 post. I recently have been looking back through what Don shared with me,…
The Amish girls’ ages are 1 and 10 years old. From upnorthlive.com: GLADWIN COUNTY, Mich.— Several people were injured in a buggy crash on Friday. According to the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, May 2nd at approximately 8:25 p.m., deputies investigated a crash near the intersection of Bard Road and Calhoun Road involving a motor vehicle and Amish Buggy. Deputies say that the buggy…
This one happened in upstate New York. From news10.com: JACKSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that happened on Tuesday between a car and an Amish buggy. The crash was on State Route 22 in the town of Jackson, officials said. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash around 4:20 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. At the time of…
Following the suspect’s arrest earlier this month, I wasn’t expecting another piece to the Amish buggy robbery story, but here it is. According to police, the man accused of armed buggy robbery had also been targeting the Amish in less-violent ways. Namely, writing bad checks to Amish stores in which he and an accomplice would acquire goods and attempt to get cash back from the…
Apparently “kiddos” in one Wisconsin community (Frederic, Wisconsin) have made a game of trying to scare Amish buggy horses. “Kiddos” is the word the police department uses; “juveniles” is from the report at wearegreenbay.com: FREDERIC, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin are urging parents to speak with their children after receiving multiple reports of juveniles jumping in front of Amish horses and riding dirt…