Download or read book GUIDE TO AMISH COUNTRY written by Bill Simpson and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-03-31 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?Practical and detailed travel guide to Amish landmarks and lifestyle.??Booklist?This useful guide to an interesting area is recommended for travel collections.??Library Journal?Heavy on vacationing facts?everything including Amish etiquette, bike tours, restaurants, shopping and local radio stations.??(Cleveland) Plain Dealer?An insider?s scoop on where to stay, how to find the local fairs, firehouse suppers, and farmer?s markets, and where to find the best restaurants, museums, and covered bridges.??Family FunLancaster County, Pennsylvania, the Amish Country, attracts five million visitors a year. Its distinctively rural flavor and Amish inhabitants offer tourists a glimpse of life in the tranquil, unspoiled countryside.Guide to the Amish Country: 3rd Edition comprehensively explains Amish culture and beliefs and contains addresses and descriptions of attractions, motels, eating places, and various happenings. Also included are quilt shops, antique markets, wineries, farmers? markets, parks, and museums.The guide describes such popular attractions as the world?s largest pretzel bakery, the Strasburg Railroad, Hershey, the People?s Place Quilt Museum, the Amish Village, Dutch Wonderland, and Lancaster County?s 29 covered bridges.

Download or read book Back Roads and Buggy Trails written by Lorraine A. Moore and published by Bluebird Press (OH). This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled in the rolling, green hills of north central Ohio is the largest Amish settlement in the world. Here is your guide to this very special place with information about: Amish Cottage Industries: Makers of hickory rockers, harnesses, quilts, furniture, baskets, buggies, toys and much more; bed-and-breakfast establishments, inns, hotels, motels, cabins, teepees, and campgrounds; eateries: Restaurants featuring Amish cooking and family-style dinners, pizza, bakeries and even fast food; crafts, entertainment, historic sites and museums; where to find 850 places of interest is at your fingertips.

Download or read book Guide to the Amish Country written by Bill Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now completely updated, "Guide to the Amish Country" comprehensively explains Amish culture and beliefs, and contains addresses and descriptions of attractions, motels, eating places, and various happenings.

Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Ohio s Amish Country Before You Die written by Brandy Gleason and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amish Country in the northeastern part of Ohio is America’s largest Amish community, where visitors are treated to the best of the best comfort food, deeprooted historical locations, and opportunities to shop till you drop. There are so many things to do here that visitors would miss without a detailed guide. Consider 100 Things to Do in Ohio’s Amish Country Before You Die your new guidebook to hand-picked locations curated from all the local favorites, and hidden stops on the Amish Country backroads. Discover how the Amish came to this beautiful land of rolling hills, feed some animals on a wagon ride through a traditional farm, or have your taste buds burst with delight with some unique treats at one of the many bakeries. Find ideas for exploring the outdoors, charming historic downtowns, and even some hidden gems. Don’t miss the insider tips on home-cooked food, gourmet dining in the woods, where to see Swiss cheese being made, or the finest furniture store to find that handcrafted family heirloom to take home. Whatever you are looking for in Amish Country, author Brandy Gleason provides a personal perspective into the community she has enjoyed visiting and exploring for over 35 years. She invites you to rejuvenate and slow down a little as you enjoy everything this peaceful-feeling community offers.

Download or read book Back Roads Buggy Trails written by Lorraine A. Moore and published by Bluebird Press (OH). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amish are a religious sect with roots that go back to the 16(th) century Reformation. At one time persecuted for their beliefs, now their simpler ways are a drawing card for visitors from around the world. With details on places to stay, where to find crafts and antiques, museums and historic spots to visit, and other entertainment options, this book helps travelers find all the delights of this popular area. In addition to spotlighting 850 places of interest, Back Roads & Buggy Trails also includes bits of history and tips for travel.

Download or read book Back Roads and Buggy Trails written by Mark Allen and published by . This book was released on 1992-07-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Selling the Amish written by Susan L. Trollinger and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 19 million tourists flock to Amish Country each year, drawn by the opportunity to glimpse "a better time" and the quaint beauty of picturesque farmland and handcrafted quilts. What they may find, however, are elaborately themed town centers, outlet malls, or even a water park. Susan L. Trollinger explores this puzzling incongruity, showing that Amish tourism is anything but plain and simple. Selling the Amish takes readers on a virtual tour of three such tourist destinations in Ohio’s Amish Country, the world’s largest Amish settlement. Trollinger examines the visual rhetoric of these uniquely themed places—their architecture, interior decor, even their merchandise and souvenirs—and explains how these features create a setting and a story that brings tourists back year after year. This compelling story is, Trollinger argues, in part legitimized by the Amish themselves. To Americans faced with anxieties about modern life, being near the Amish way of life is comforting. The Amish seem to have escaped the rush of contemporary life, the confusion of gender relations, and the loss of ethnic heritage. While the Amish way supports the idealized experience of these tourist destinations, it also raises powerful questions. Tourists may want a life uncomplicated by technology, but would they be willing to drive around in horse-drawn buggies in order to achieve it? Trollinger's answers to important questions in her fascinating study of Amish Country tourism are sure to challenge readers’ understanding of this surprising cultural phenomenon.

Download or read book Puzzles of Amish Life written by Donald Kraybill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition! People's Place Book #10. A sociologist provides a way to understand the Amish people's intentional way of living in a world far different from their own. Fun to read. How do the Amish thrive in the midst of modern life? Why do the Amish separate themselves from the modern world? Why do a religious people spurn religious symbols and church buildings? Why is humility a cherished value? Why do a gentle people shun disobedient members? How do the Amish regulate social change? Why is ownership of cars objectionable, but not their use? Why are some modes of transportation acceptable and other forbidden? Why are tractors permitted around barns but not in fields? Why are horses used to pull modern farm machinery? Why are telephones banned from Amish homes? Why are some forms of electricity acceptable while others are rejected? How is modern machinery operated without electricity? Why are some occupations acceptable and others taboo? Why do the Amish use the services of professionals -- lawyers, doctors, and dentists -- but oppose higher education? Why do Amish youth rebel in their teenage years? Are the Amish freeloading on American life? Are the Amish behind or ahead of the modern world?

Download or read book Ohio Amish Country the Official Map Visitors Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New York Amish written by Karen M. Johnson-Weiner and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that highlights the existence and diversity of Amish communities in New York State, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner draws on twenty-five years of observation, participation, interviews, and archival research to emphasize the contribution of the Amish to the state's rich cultural heritage. While the Amish settlements in Pennsylvania and Ohio are internationally known, the Amish population in New York, the result of internal migration from those more established settlements, is more fragmentary and less visible to all but their nearest non-Amish neighbors. All of the Amish currently living in New York are post-World War II migrants from points to the south and west. Many came seeking cheap land, others as a result of schism in their home communities. The Old Order Amish of New York are relative newcomers who, while representing an old or plain way of life, are bringing change to the state. So that readers can better understand where the Amish come from and their relationship to other Christian groups, New York Amish traces the origins of the Amish in the religious confrontation and political upheaval of the Protestant Reformation and describes contemporary Amish lifestyles and religious practices. Johnson-Weiner welcomes readers into the lives of Amish families in different regions of New York State, including the oldest New York Amish community, the settlement in the Conewango Valley, and the diverse settlements of the Mohawk Valley and the St. Lawrence River Valley. The congregations in these regions range from the most conservative to the most progressive. Johnson-Weiner reveals how the Amish in particular regions of New York realize their core values in different ways; these variations shape not only their adjustment to new environments but also the ways in which townships and counties accommodate-and often benefit from-the presence of these thriving faith communities.

Download or read book America s Amish Country II written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Amish Life written by Mindy Starns Clark and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Amish fiction continues to appeal to a huge audience, A Pocket Guide to Amish Life gives readers a glimpse into an obscure, fascinating world—what the Amish believe and how they live. Full of fun and fresh facts about the people who abide by this often-misunderstood faith and unique culture, this handy-sized guide by Mindy Starns Clark, author of Shadows of Lancaster County (more than 43,000 copies sold), covers a wide variety of topics, such as: beliefs and values clothing and transportation courtship and marriage shunning and discipline teens and rumspringa children and the elderly education and work Presented in an easy-to-follow and engaging style, this pocket guide to the Amish is a great resource for anyone interested in Amish life.

Download or read book Our Amish Values written by Lester Beachy and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delightful color photographs and brief A-to-Z articles make this charming book the perfect introduction to the unassuming beauty of Amish culture. Written by an Amish tour guide from Holmes County, Ohio—the largest Amish community in the world—this concise overview of Amish practices and beliefs provides firsthand answers to visitors' most frequently asked questions. Why the unique clothing, buggies, and low-tech lifestyle? How have Amish communities changed over the years? Do most Amish men still work on farms? How do dating and engagement work? What are Amish church services like? With these slice-of-life images and first-person accounts, you'll enjoy your own brief retreat into the peace and serenity of the Plain lifestyle.

Download or read book Shipshewana written by Dorothy O. Pratt and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of a northern Indiana Amish community and its success in maintaining itself and resisting assimilation into the larger culture. While most books about the Amish focus on the Pennsylvania settlements or on the religious history of the sect, this book is a cultural history of one Indiana Amish community and its success in resisting assimilation into the larger culture. Amish culture has persisted relatively unchanged primarily because the Amish view the world around them through the prism of their belief in collective salvation based on purity, separation, and perseverance. Would anything new add or detract from the community’s long-term purpose? Seen through this prism, most innovation has been found wanting. Founded in 1841, Shipshewana benefited from LaGrange County’s relative isolation. As Dorothy O. Pratt shows, this isolation was key to the community’s success. The Amish were able to develop a stable farming economy and a social structure based on their own terms. During the years of crisis, 1917–1945, the Amish worked out ways to protect their boundaries that would not conflict with their basic religious principles. As conscientious objectors, they bore the traumas of World War I, struggled against the Compulsory School Act of 1921, negotiated the labyrinth of New Deal bureaucracy, and labored in Alternative Service during World War II. The story Pratt tells of the postwar years is one of continuing difficulties with federal and state regulations and challenges to the conscientious objector status of the Amish. The necessity of presenting a united front to such intrusions led to the creation of the Amish Steering Committee. Still, Pratt notes that the committee’s effect has been limited. Crisis and abuse from the outer world have tended only to confirm the desire of the Amish to remain a people apart, and lends a special poignancy to this engrossing tale of resistance to the modern world. “In this careful community study, Pratt (a professor and assistant dean at Notre Dame) analyzes the tension between assimilation and cultural distinctiveness among the northern Indiana Amish in the 19th and 20th centuries. . . . A worthy case study of resistance to change.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Riddle of Amish Culture written by Donald B. Kraybill and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of this classic work brings the story of the Amish into the 21st century. Since its publication in 1989, The Riddle of Amish Culture has become recognized as a classic work on one of America's most distinctive religious communities. But many changes have occurred within Amish society over the past decade, from westward migrations and a greater familiarity with technology to the dramatic shift away from farming into small business which is transforming Amish culture. For this revised edition, Donald B. Kraybill has taken these recent changes into account, incorporating new demographic research and new interviews he has conducted among the Amish. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capital" to his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community.

Download or read book The Williams Guide to Amish Country written by Kevin Williams and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book City Slicker s Guide to the Amish Country written by Richard Rensberry and published by Quickturtle Booksllc. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City Slicker's Guide to the Amish Country is a poetic journey into life in the rural communities of Mio and Fairview, Michigan. It is a community centered around the values and products of Amish farming and businesses that have found their roots to thrive in the modern day world. This a book of triumph and validation for a simpler way of life.