Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Leaders of a new Amish history museum in Arthur nearly a year in the making said they’re closing in on the ...

Most people would be surprised to know that in parts of Ohio there are still many one-room schoolhouses. This has come about because of the high number of Amish and Mennonite people who have settled ...

Ohio is home to more than 86,000 Amish people. Those populations are growing, but at a time where the smallest farms are disappearing.

Titled “Disrupting History,” it brought together scholars, former Amish church members and others who have left closed religious sects. “I couldn’t in my wildest dreams have hoped for a more impactful ...

In the mid-1700s, Amish families fleeing persecution in Europe settled in what is now Berks and Lancaster counties. The Amish in Berks County were known as the Northkill settlement, named after the ...

Geauga senior citizens are invited Feb. 26 to hear a presentation on the history of the Amish, presented by John Gingerich of the Geauga Amish Historical Library. The program will take place at 10:30 ...

A rendering of the Illinois Amish Center visitor and museum center. Our Communities Editor A rendering of the Illinois Amish Center visitor and museum center. ARCOLA — The Illinois Amish Heritage ...

Jaclyn Shaw learned about the traditionalist lifestyle when she moved from California to a rural town in Northern Indiana Jaclyn Shaw learned all about the Amish tradition when she moved from ...