Loose horse, big damage
A series of events last Saturday in Seymour resembled a scene from the 1890s. Or maybe a movie about the Old West. At 11:28 a.m. that morning in the parking lot of the Price Cutter…
Berks was home to first Amish settlement in U.S.
BERKS COUNTY, PA – On June 26, 1959, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission dedicated a roadside plaque along Old Route U.S. 22 in Upper Bern Township, just a mile west of Shartlesville, commemorating the…
Iowa woman captures video of Amish man skiing behind horse and buggy
Let’s be brutally honest: This winter has been rough on the Midwest. And withmore snow comingin the days ahead, there’s no relief in sight. Whilemany have taken to social media to complain about the frigid weather,…
Amish Community Targeted in 401k Fraud
DAVIESS CO, IN – An allegedPonzi schemeinvolving the Amish community is being called a “landmark” case offraud—not for the dollar amounts, but because of the number of victims involved. The case, which began in 2015,…
Heartland Amish community to help with road repair expenses
BLOOMFIELD, IA — Just about everyone in the Heartland has seen the Amish community riding in buggies. Not being motor vehicles and having special wheels, the buggies require thick gravel roads. Crushed gravel eventually turns into…
Honey Brook community rebuilds barn after devastating fire
HONEY BROOK, PA – From tragedy comes community. That was the message this week after a fire destroyed an Amish dairy barn on the 1800 block of Beaver Dam Road early Wednesday morning. Less than 24…
Helping the Amish get around: Driver services supplement buggies in Lancaster County
What do you do if you’re Amish and you need to get somewhere faster and/or further than your horse and buggy can take you? You hire an Amish taxi service. According toa story in Philly.com.…
New York’s TWA Hotel features Amish millwork and midcentury touches
Anticipation is high for theTWA Hotel. Opening on May 15, the new hotel has transformed Eero Saarinen’s 1962 TWA Flight Center into a new lodging option for travelers passing through New York City’s John F. Kennedy…
This N’ That Amish Outlet supports Turner Farmhouse Foundation with two handmade barns
LEESBURG, VA – This N’ That Amish Outlet has multiple locations in Northern Virginia. Its Leesburg location helped a non-profit that needed to house its horses. The Turner Farmhouse Foundation, which recently moved into the…
Amish teachers serve Old Colony schools in Mexico
Two of the most traditional Anabaptist groups — Old Order Amish and Old Colony Mennonites — were only vaguely aware of each other 24 years ago. Since then, they’ve built a relationship of trust based…