Similar Posts
Are Amish allergy-proof?
A new study seems to show that Amish children are “remarkably immune” to both allergies and asthma. Â Researchers compared a group of Indiana Amish children to Swiss children from both farm and non-farm environments. Swiss farm kids were over 3 times as likely to show a predisposition to allergies than Amish children, while Swiss non-farm children were over 6 times as likely. The Amish asthma…
Inside an Amish Home: An Amish Kitchen
I think you’ll notice quite a contrast between this photo and last week’s Swiss Amish home photos. Â This was taken in a Michigan Amish home by Karen Johnson-Weiner: Comparing these photos you can really see the diverse material standards of different Amish groups. I’ve zoomed in on a couple parts to make things more visible: Notice anything familiar? Also if you missed it, inside a…
Reader photos: New York Amish
New York state is home to a large number of Amish communities–around 30 settlements–totaling over 70 church districts. New York ranks as the state with the sixth largest Amish population and has attracted a large number of out-of-state ‘immigrant Amish’–in fact, more than any other state since 2002. Brock shares photos from an Amish settlement in Montgomery County, New York. This particular community was founded in 1986 by Amish from…

“5 Points” Posts Wrap-Up: July-September
Here’s the full list of our “5 Points” posts for the last three months, in case you missed any: 5 Jobs Done By Amish Women 5 Important Events In Amish History 5 Things Amish Children Learn In School (Not Found In Any Textbook) 5 New States Where Amish May Settle 5 Things Decorating The Walls Of Amish Homes 5 Non-Amish People Who Amish Depend On 5…
The Amish and credit
Freelancer Geoff Williams has written an interesting article on the Amish, credit cards and the credit crunch. Geoff asked me for an estimate for the number of Amish with credit cards and so I took my best shot at it, basing my figure on the raw numbers I had seen while selling books in five states. You'll see my number is a lot (lot) lower…
Blue doors, brown buggies: The Amish of New Wilmington, PA
‘In 1847, nine families, all Bylers, moved to Lawrence, PA, they were: Solomon, Christian, Yost, Daniel, Noah, John, Reuben, Rudy, and Eli, and were among the first Amish in that section. In year 1880 bishop Crist (Christian) Byler walked from Lawrence County to the Valley. He traveled a distance of 250 miles in 4 days at the age of 68. He also made the trip…
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
One Comment
Reminds me of a scene from the Wild West (except for the harnesses) – I hope to attend an auction soon and I will take photos.