Many Amish say that they are not opposed to adding more safety features to their buggies. Others have more restrictive ...

If you love animals and want to go on Amish Farm Tours, the Shipshewana, Indiana area is a great place to visit. I got to ...

Marguerite de Angeli's award-winning children’s book, Henner’s Lydia, made a lasting impression in 1936 and beyond.

East of Intercourse in Salisbury Township, Route 340 stretches across a sea of farms, many of them owned by Amish families.

Miller said religion permeates every aspect of a person's life. He said the Amish use the word Gemeinde to describe the church, but it means brotherhood or community, something the Amish value. Miller ...

That means bankers are eager to lend to them when they need it - often when they need funds to buy farmland. Bankers also base Amish lending more on personal factors, like if a person's parents ...

Most Amish today will not pose for a photograph. Considering it a violation of the Second Commandment, which prohibits the making of "graven images," the Amish believe any physical representation ...

It’s also helping them learn skills for their futures. “There’s a very small percentage of Amish that farm anymore. We still own a lot of land, but economics has simply forced us to diversify.

and enjoy special experiences that include an Amish farmland tour, ice cream socials, cornfield picnics and wine tastings. Past visitors have commented on the delicious goods at the Bird-in-Hand ...

Hundreds of Amish and their neighbors are already repairing and reconstructing homes, a church, schools and farm buildings in the quarter-mile-wide path of destruction in the White Horse area.