Let’s debunk the myths pop culture has been telling you about this fascinating and complex group, including misconceptions about the Amish and technology. The idea that the Amish are absolutely free ...

Lititz might just be the most picture-perfect town you’ve never heard of. This place looks like someone designed it specifically for weekend drives. The main street curves gently through the heart of ...

Small-town charm meets big-city dreams on this tree-lined avenue where every building tells a story. Photo credit: Bossi There’s something magical about places that make your shoulders relax the ...

Mitchell is a professor of medicine and vice chair for research in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During the recent White ...

A group of Amish boys load a horse drawn wagon with hay along Sickles Corner Road in Sinking Valley on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Hidden within the rolling Blair County hills exists a ...

If you thought the horse and buggy was the end of the line for Amish transportation, think again. Across many parts of Amish country, including Iowa, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, electric bicycles are ...

The Amish are a curiosity in the modern world. Whereas most people use if not rely on technology for their daily lives, the Amish keep their use of technology to a minimum and do just fine without it.

Ohio and Pennsylvania are home to 179,000 Amish, all of whom are expected to end their formal studies after the eighth grade so they can return to their families and begin full-time contributions ...

New York’s Amish community has become an unlikely minority on the frontlines of a battle pitting Constitutional rights against potentially draconian public health laws. On March 3, the New York’s ...

A Nov. 28 Threads post (direct link, archive link) makes sweeping claims about the health of Amish people compared to other Americans. “Amish people have a longer life expectancy than regular people ...

Dating apps are commonplace in the United States, but the Amish stay offline. Two DW reporters traveled to Pennsylvania to discover how younger Amish people date. The landscape is shaped by vast ...

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