Delaware Amish

The Amish State Guide is nearly complete, with only Canada awaiting an entry (yes, I know, despite the jokes our stalwart northern neighbors are subjected to, Canada is not the 51st state).  So the last technically “state” entry we’ll feature here is that of Delaware.  Composing an entry for Delaware is fairly simple since there […]

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A full one-third of Delaware’s counties have Amish settlements. Okay, Delaware only has three counties (yep, that kind of sounds like a joke you’d hear an Amish guy make). Delaware’s sole Amish settlement nestles against state capital Dover.  Amish have been here almost 100 years. It’s a decent-sized community, actually: 9 church districts, over 1000 […]

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Another photo today, of an inspirational wall decoration from an outhouse at an Amish school (thanks again to Karen Johnson-Weiner). If there is any place that could use a little livening up, I guess it is the outhouse.  And why not include an uplifting message?  Actually I guess this is more of a lesson in […]

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Delaware may be our first state, but examining a US map today, it’s easy to overlook.  The average state in America consists of 63 counties; Delaware, with the fewest of all, has just three. The “one in the middle”, Kent County, is home to the second largest city and state capital, Dover.  Just west of […]

Continue Reading The Dover, Delaware Amish settlement

Lately I’ve been sharing about the seven communities visited on my recent East Coast Amish trip.  We’ll have detailed posts upcoming on a few more of them. In the meantime I thought I’d share a bit more on one of the most obvious visual markers of Amish–the buggy.  As you probably know, buggy styles can […]

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I just got back, late Saturday, from a great trip visiting friends in Lancaster County and elsewhere. I’ve got a lot to share in upcoming posts.  But for now, a little summary. Here are 12 key numbers from last week’s travels to Amish communities in PA, DE, VA, and MD: 7-number of settlements visited.  In […]

Continue Reading A visit to the Amish, in 12 key numbers

Tomorrow (Monday) I ship off on a weeklong trip to East Coast Amish communities.  I’ll be visiting these settlements: Halifax County, VA Charlotte County, VA Lancaster County, PA Big Valley, PA Cecil County, MD Dover, DE And maybe one or two others. Big Valley I have visited, and Lancaster I know well.  The others are […]

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There are a number of things I’ve wanted to post about, and since tomorrow I shove off for a 9-day visit to Pennsylvania (where the kero-net can be a little sketchy), I wanted to make sure I got them in today.  So here goes, some links, news, and thoughts: Step into a visitor’s shoes for […]

Continue Reading Delaware Amish, Shady Maple, an Amish business talk, taxes, and the disaster in Poland

Rick shares a pair of photos from a Dover, Delaware Amish auction.  This first shot gives you an idea of what legroom is like in the back of a buggy.  Anyone ridden in something like this before?  Not too roomy. Rick also notes that the Dover buggies have a whip holder at the front, creating […]

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A few links of interest from around the ole interweb: Christina Davidson of the Atlantic comments on consumerism, recession, and Amish life while dropping in on the Dover, Delaware Amish.  She also describes a good example of how change happens in Amish communities. 48 Days to the Work You Love author Dan Miller makes an […]

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