Amish America https://amishamerica.com Exploring Amish Culture and Communities Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:18:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 This Amish Training Center Helps Open Doors For Community Members With Special Needs https://amishamerica.com/amish-training-center-helps-open-doors-community-members-special-needs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amish-training-center-helps-open-doors-community-members-special-needs https://amishamerica.com/amish-training-center-helps-open-doors-community-members-special-needs/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:20:28 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110999 Special Creations, an Amish-run center in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, plays a special role in the community – providing work opportunities for community members with physical and mental disabilities. Gwen Albers of New Castle News shares more on what they do: At Special Creations at 819 state Route 18 in Wilmington Township, south of the Dairy Farmers of America cheese plant, the 15 Amish clients do...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/amish-training-center-helps-open-doors-community-members-special-needs/feed/ 0 Crime Stoppers Seek Hit-and-Run Pickup Driver Who Injured Amish Man & His Horse https://amishamerica.com/crime-stoppers-wisconsin-seek-hit-and-run-driver-injured-amish-man-horse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crime-stoppers-wisconsin-seek-hit-and-run-driver-injured-amish-man-horse https://amishamerica.com/crime-stoppers-wisconsin-seek-hit-and-run-driver-injured-amish-man-horse/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:10:20 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=111009 A hit-and-run driver is being sought in Jackson County, Wisconsin, after a pickup truck struck an Amish buggy on the evening of Wednesday, July 8th, injuring both the man riding in it and his horse. According to WEAU: JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) — Jackson County Crime Stoppers are asking the public to help identify the driver of a blakc pickup truck towing a white trailer...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/crime-stoppers-wisconsin-seek-hit-and-run-driver-injured-amish-man-horse/feed/ 0 5 Things You Should Never Say To An Amish Person (Or Should You?) https://amishamerica.com/5-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-amish-person-or-should-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-amish-person-or-should-you https://amishamerica.com/5-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-amish-person-or-should-you/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:55 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110918 So I couldn’t resist commenting on this one. You may have come across slideshow-style “listicle” posts on mass media sites like MSN or AOL. I’ve been seeing a lot of them lately about the Amish (sometimes they link to this website as a source, so no complaints there). Things like “10 surprising technologies the Amish use” or “The 15 largest Amish communities”. Often enough, the...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/5-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-amish-person-or-should-you/feed/ 14 Amish Take “Very Rare” Public Action — But This $6.4 Million Matter Is An Exception https://amishamerica.com/amish-take-very-rare-public-action-but-this-6-4-million-matter-is-an-exception/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amish-take-very-rare-public-action-but-this-6-4-million-matter-is-an-exception https://amishamerica.com/amish-take-very-rare-public-action-but-this-6-4-million-matter-is-an-exception/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:37:26 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110904 The matter at hand is a major road overpass project in Seymour, Missouri – meant to help improve safety in the state’s largest Amish settlement. It’s intended to go up in a part of the community where they are “genuinely scared” to drive their buggies, according to the former mayor. We first came across this story back in January, when we learned the Amish were...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/amish-take-very-rare-public-action-but-this-6-4-million-matter-is-an-exception/feed/ 0 New Law Aimed At Amish Community Would Ban Steel Wheel Buggies, Require Manure Cleanup https://amishamerica.com/new-law-aimed-amish-community-ban-steel-wheel-buggies-require-manure-cleanup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-law-aimed-amish-community-ban-steel-wheel-buggies-require-manure-cleanup https://amishamerica.com/new-law-aimed-amish-community-ban-steel-wheel-buggies-require-manure-cleanup/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:52:43 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110886 A proposed ordinance in Bedford County, Pennsylvania would force local Amish to adapt their buggies to be more “road-friendly”, at least from the perspective of some residents. At the same time, others are concerned it could “disproportionately impact” the Amish community. From the report at WJAC: BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A proposed ordinance in Bedford Township is drawing scrutiny ahead of a vote scheduled...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/new-law-aimed-amish-community-ban-steel-wheel-buggies-require-manure-cleanup/feed/ 45 13-Year-Old Amish Girl Killed in Wisconsin Buggy Crash — Despite Lights, Reflective Vest, and Slow-Moving Vehicle Sign https://amishamerica.com/13-year-old-amish-girl-killed-wisconsin-buggy-crash-despite-lights-reflective-vest-smv-sign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-year-old-amish-girl-killed-wisconsin-buggy-crash-despite-lights-reflective-vest-smv-sign https://amishamerica.com/13-year-old-amish-girl-killed-wisconsin-buggy-crash-despite-lights-reflective-vest-smv-sign/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:12:51 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110861 Very sad breaking news out of Sauk County, Wisconsin. A 13-year-old Amish girl lost her life while driving a buggy Wednesday morning, after it was struck by a Ford F350 hauling a trailer. From the report at WKOW: VILLAGE OF IRONTON, Wis. (WKOW) — A 13-year-old Amish girl died after a truck pulling a trailer struck her horse and buggy from behind on Highway 58....

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/13-year-old-amish-girl-killed-wisconsin-buggy-crash-despite-lights-reflective-vest-smv-sign/feed/ 0 Bread Soup, Oyster Stew & More: Favorite Dishes From My Ohio Amish Community https://amishamerica.com/bread-soup-oyster-stew-and-more-favorite-dishes-from-my-ohio-amish-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bread-soup-oyster-stew-and-more-favorite-dishes-from-my-ohio-amish-community https://amishamerica.com/bread-soup-oyster-stew-and-more-favorite-dishes-from-my-ohio-amish-community/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:32:15 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110840 Nora Kurtz is a member of a Geauga County, Ohio Amish church. Today she shares some favorite dishes from her childhood – and some she still loves today, including bread soup and more. Anyone who lives in or around a large Amish community is probably going to be at least somewhat familiar with “Amish food”. Fried chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes, creamed vegetables, pies and puddings...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/bread-soup-oyster-stew-and-more-favorite-dishes-from-my-ohio-amish-community/feed/ 9 Amish Man & Woman Airlifted After Buggy Wreck on Iowa Road With Deadly History https://amishamerica.com/amish-man-woman-airlifted-after-buggy-wreck-on-iowa-road-with-deadly-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amish-man-woman-airlifted-after-buggy-wreck-on-iowa-road-with-deadly-history https://amishamerica.com/amish-man-woman-airlifted-after-buggy-wreck-on-iowa-road-with-deadly-history/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:40:11 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110824 Two people were airlifted for treatment after a Friday afternoon buggy crash in Iowa’s largest Amish community – on a road with a deadly history for Amish in the community. From the report at the Bloomfield Democrat: Davis County Deputy Sheriff James Johnson said Tuesday morning he did not yet have a complete official report on the Amish buggy/pickup truck accident that occurred on 180th...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/amish-man-woman-airlifted-after-buggy-wreck-on-iowa-road-with-deadly-history/feed/ 0 Amish Man, 74, Sent to Hospital After Camaro Slams Into His Buggy — Alcohol Suspected https://amishamerica.com/amish-buggy-driver-age-74-hurt-camaro-alcohol-suspected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amish-buggy-driver-age-74-hurt-camaro-alcohol-suspected https://amishamerica.com/amish-buggy-driver-age-74-hurt-camaro-alcohol-suspected/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:46:13 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110809 Alcohol use is in the picture, yet again, in another Amish buggy crash. Fortunately, this one was not fatal, like others have been. The buggy crash victim is a 74-year-old Amish man from the Harmony, Minnesota community, the state’s largest. Here’s more on the Saturday crash from the Post Bulletin report: LANESBORO, Minn. — One person was injured after a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy...

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]]> https://amishamerica.com/amish-buggy-driver-age-74-hurt-camaro-alcohol-suspected/feed/ 0 Missouri Is America’s #7 Amish State — These Are Its 10 Biggest Communities https://amishamerica.com/largest-amish-communities-missouri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=largest-amish-communities-missouri https://amishamerica.com/largest-amish-communities-missouri/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:13:16 +0000 https://amishamerica.com/?p=110732 Missouri is home to America’s seventh-largest Amish population. Over 18,000 Amish live in more than 60 settlements across the state. These ten communities are the largest in Missouri, based on the most current Amish population estimates. Population numbers via Young Center for Anabaptist & Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College (source link at bottom). 1. Seymour Seymour (Webster County) Community founded: 1968 Total Amish population: 4,325...

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