To the outsider, the Amish way of life is intriguing and sometimes puzzling. Amish customs can seem contradictory. Although the Amish chief mode of transportation is horse and buggy, sometimes they ...

LANCASTER — Forty years sounds like a lifetime. It also can fly past in the blink of an eye. Just ask the Rev. Sam Smucker. In 1977, Smucker and 30 other people gathered for worship in a room at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TLC’s all-new series is putting the spotlight back on the Amish community once again. Us Weekly can exclusively reveal that ...

The Amish don’t rely on gadgets or apps, but their everyday hacks get the job done—often better. Some of them include off-grid cooling, clever home organization, and old-school efficiency that still ...

The Amish settled in communities in 32 states in the US, with a population of about 370,000 living in North America. They believe in humility, obedience, and simplicity. They dislike vanity and pride.

NICKEL MINES, Pa. — "We don't know what God's purpose is," John told me, "but we believe there is a purpose." We were standing on the edge of a pumpkin patch. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

The Amish funeral procession is marked by tradition and solemnity. The hearse, a large black carriage pulled by Percherons or Standardbred horses, leads the way to the gravesite. Accompanying the ...

Across rural America, a quiet transportation shift is unfolding on gravel roads long dominated by horses and black buggies. In a growing number of Amish settlements, long-range electric bicycles are ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. The newest Lifetime move, My Amish Double Life premieres tonight, Saturday, February 22 at 8/7c. For a look at the ...

My mobile phone has a photo of pretty flowers on the lock screen but I usually rush past it in order to check my messages or scroll. I do waste a lot of time using it - spending some 97 minutes on it ...