Information Links about Amish Life

There is a lot of information about the Amish people and the Amish lifestyle on the web. Here are some selected sites for more information:

General Information about the Amish

• Mennonite Connections on the WWW - a catalog of Mennonite and Amish resources on the Internet
• An general overview about the Amish Culture - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Information about the Amish from the Answers.com - another encyclopedia
• National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom Site - with information about Amish History and Culture as well as some interesting Questions and Answers
• Amish 101 - Amish Beliefs, Culture & Lifestyle
• How the Amish Work - from the How Stuff Works network
• The Amish Homepage- approaches the subject with a little bit of humour
• The Amish: Beliefs, practices, conflicts- a look at the history and beliefs of the Amish, by the Society for Religious Tolerance
• Information about the Amish from Goshen College - Goshen College is a liberal arts college dedicated to the development of informed, articulate, sensitive, responsible Christians. As a ministry of the Mennonite Church, they seek to integrate Christian values with educational, social and professional life.
• Fact Sheet about the Amish People - from Ohio State University Fact
• Buggy Information and more...
• Amish Frequently Asked Questions
• A.M. Aurand, Jr. 1930's account - this outsider account is sympathetic and provides a surprising amount of detail about Amish and Mennonite religious beliefs and practices. Because Amish life is deeply conservative, this treatment remains useful for understanding their culture, even though it was written decades ago.
• Peaceful Societies - the Amish Society as an alternative to violence and war
• The Anabaptist Network
• Welcome to Pennsylvania Dutch Family History, Genealogy, Culture and Life

Amish Research Studies and News

• The Old Order Amish: To Remain in the Faith or Leave - by Thomas J. Meyers
• Background Dynamics of the Amish Movement - by Leonard Gross
• Genetic Disorders Hit Amish Hard
• Amish community unites to mourn slain schoolgirls - USA Today account of shootings

Blogs and Essays related to the Amish

• Witness to a Barn Raising - what the real world of project management can learn from the Amish
• Look Who's Talking - The Amish are famous for shunning technology. But their secret love affair with the cell phone is explored in this article from Wired Magazine
• The Amish: Technology Practice and Technological Change - informative article by Jamie Sharp
• what's Next with the Amish - article from USA Today asking what they can do now that land prices are skyrocketing

Amish Photographs and Pictures

• Photographs of Amish Farms in Pennsylvania
• Bill Coleman's idyllically beautiful Amish Photographs
• Amish Barn Raising Gallery - Randall Persing's Amish Photography
• Some Photographs showing Amish Faces - very realistic images
• Photographs of Antique Amish Quilts
• Historical Quilts - from the Revere Collection

Amish Language, Books, and Music

• Learning Pennsylvania Dutch - a nice getting started tutorial!
• MennoLink - an independent inter-Mennonite, user supported service providing news, information and discussion through email interest groups and links to Mennonite-related sites
• Website devoted to Amish News written in PA Dutch language
• Das alt Schulhaus an der Krick - by Heinrich Harbaugh - a nice sampling of Pennsylvania German
• Johns Hopkins Press - recommended reading list of great books about the Amish
• The Mirror of the Martyrs - stories of courage, inspiringly retold, of sixteenth-century Anabaptists who gave their lives for their faith.
• Amish Books for children

Where to Visit the Amish

• Information about visiting the Indiana Amish
• Amish Acres Historical Farm in Nappanee Indiana
• visiting the Amish in the Ohio Heartland - includes a lot of information about the Amish culture in Ohio
• Amish tours are a journey into a quieter life - USA today overview of Amish tourism in Ohio
• Yoder's Amish Home - farm tour with buggy rides
• Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center - includes a lot of information about the Amish culture in PA including an interesting FAQ
• Amish Country News - another Pennsylvania tourist site. Gives plenty of information about events in the area, some quite authentic
• The Amish Farm and House - a Lancaster County tourist attraction showing details of daily Amish life including pictures
• Illinois Amish Country Guide