Back in 1973, Sam Stoltzfus helped prepare a directory for the Lancaster Amish settlement. It listed 50 church districts. The one for 1995 listed 100 districts. Today, there are more than 200. So when researchers…
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin – When Christopher Kempf’s horse-drawn wagon was hit by a pickup truck, he was only about 400 yards from the driveway of his home. Kempf and his 10-year-old son were bringing a…
Leroy Stolzfus, 22, of Gordonville, crossed the finish line of the Harrisburg Marathon Nov. 8 in three hours, 5 minutes and 45 seconds. That’s a pretty impressive time for anyone, less than a minute away from…
Dr. Steven M. Nolt, widely recognized for his scholarship on the history, life and culture of the Amish and Mennonite communities, has been appointed Senior Scholar at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies…
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania – A fire broke out in the basement of an Amish home in Henderson Township on Saturday morning. The father of Simon, 14, that was involved in the fire said his son…
Waterford, Ohio – A burning Amish buggy, pulled by a horse on Waterford Road, was completely burned up Tuesday morning and no driver was found. Fredericktown Fire Chief Scott Mast said a motorist spotted the…
Warren, Ohio – Jonathan W. Young, 50, of 4170 Parkman Road, Warren was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing from the Amish. On Nov. 9, Geauga County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Glacier Block Company, 14430…
South Bend, Indiana – Federal officials are accusing a Goshen man of committing securities fraud after they say he bilked $3.9 million from at least 70 novice investors — many of whom were Amish — by fraudulently…
There are many mentions of Ukrainian Amish community in western Ukraine, but they are wrong. Small religious communities living in Ternopil and Ivano-Frankinsk oblasts are identified as Amish, but are not. They are closed Christian…
This isn’t your usual gun rights story. Nor is it the religious freedom tale you’re used to seeing in political forums. It’s both! Andrew Hertzler, a man who apparently has no criminal record of note…
