Welcome to this introduction to the Amish of Lancaster County, PA, their beliefs, lifestyle, and culture. For these are the Old Order Amish and Mennonites, also known as the "Plain People". Our Amish neighbors have been employing horse-drawn power since the days when horsepower had a whole different meaning!
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www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml
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The Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center - Ask The Amish Frequently Asked Questions Throughout this website we have provided extensive information on the Amish, their faith, lifestyle, schools, weddings, history, etc. Many questions have been submitted to us about the Amish on a variety of topics.
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The Amish movement was founded in Europe by Jacob Amman (~1644 to ~1720 CE), from whom their name is derived. In many ways, it started as a reform group within the Mennonite movement -- an attempt to restore some of the early practices of the Mennonites.
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www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
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Amish oak furniture, quilt stores, doll shops, Amish country tourism and travel information. Learn about the Amish people and shop Amish craft stores and services online at Amish.Net! Amish.Net is America's first website devoted to Amish Country information, Amish made products and tourism services. Here you'll learn...
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www.amish.net/
www.amish.net/
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A source for information about the Amish way of life and Ohio's Amish heartland. In rural parts of Wayne and Holmes counties, however, these schools still exist -- mostly in Amish communities.
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www.amish-heartland.com/
www.amish-heartland.com/
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The Amish have the undeserved reputation of being luddites, of people who refuse to employ new technology. First, the Amish are not a monolithic group. Their practices vary parish by parish. What one group does in Ohio, another church in New York may not do, or a parish in Iowa may do more-so. Secondly,
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www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/02/amish_hackers_a.php
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Stay Overnight in Amish Country Amish Countryside Amish Lifestyle...
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Interpretations of the faith and the practices of Amish and Mennonite peoples. The Mennonite Information Center is located in the heart of the Amish and Mennonite communites of Lancaster County, the second-largest Amish settlement in the world.
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www.mennoniteinfoctr.com/
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; Our Amish Neighbors Here you'll discover Amish communities where life moves at a slower pace. You'll find beautiful scenery dotted with one-room schoolhouses, wooden covered bridges, and modern farm machinery being pulled behind four-and six-mule teams.
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