Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, native Abe Schmucker first gained fame when he was 22 years old on TLC’s reality TV series ...
4. Misconception: The Amish are poor. Conjure an image of the Amish and you might think of plain-living people with meager ...
She and her mother took their horse and buggy to make an uncommon trip seven miles away from their rural Amish community in Iowa. “We went to town to get feed for the horses and stuff at the ...
Investigators confiscated thousands of dollars worth of raw milk and other products Miller sold for a living, such as granola. The Amos Miller incident had a galvanizing effect on many Amish ...
Despite widespread claims on social media from conservative activists, Amish voters cannot be credited with winning ...
Amish country in Pennsylvania. “We choose to use a horse and buggy because it makes us slow down,” says one local.Credit: Rob Locke This story is part of the November 30 edition of Good ...
For over two decades, Dr. Jonathan Haines has studied genetic factors that contribute to diseases of aging and “successful” aging in the Old Order Amish. A growing health concern in the US population ...
Filmmaker Callie Wiser spent two years researching, filming and producing The Amish: Shunned. Here, she discusses her filmmaking process, and shares a story that was not included in the film.