The 1985 film Witness was a surprise hit — part cop thriller, part Amish romance, with a pair of stars in Harrison Ford and Kelly
For some time now, popular culture has used people’s fascination with the Amish to create attractive yet false impressions of that group.
A new law mandating flashing yellow lights on horse-drawn vehicles in Ohio has been met with resistance by some Amish buggy drivers.
In less than a minute, a tornado devastated Wellacrest Farms, the largest dairy farm in New Jersey. Among those who helped restore the farm were Amish from Lancaster County, Pa., who helped rebuild the barn.
The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania will host a conference June 2-4 on interactions between Amish communities and the wider society.
