Martha Ross, who now makes TikTok videos about the Amish experience, says she doesn't miss anything about the lifestyle — except her family Zoey Lyttle is an Editorial Assistant at PEOPLE.

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Most Amish today will not pose for a photograph. Considering it a violation of the Second Commandment, which prohibits the making of "graven images," the Amish believe any physical representation ...

Unbaptized people who leave are not shunned, because they never made baptismal promises and joined the church. 9. Do the Amish pay taxes? Yes. They pay income, property, sales, estate, and ...

Jim McMahon, LancasterHistory curator and director of collections, and Nick Siegert, visitor services associate, will showcase quilts including Baskets, an Amish-made quilt from 1935, and Lone ...

With just a few ingredients and a little time, you can make your laundry detergent. Learn more about the benefits of homemade laundry detergent, and look through our recommended recipes to find ...

MOUNT HOPE, Ohio—At age 32, Ryan Hershberger has achieved success far beyond his modest roots. He launched a furniture business with two cousins a decade ago and now owns a company that ...

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In Pennsylvania since Sept 14, Mrs Martens has to date registered two Amish and a Mennonite but her enthusiasm remains undimmed. Republicans have made plays for the Amish vote before, notably in ...

George W. Bush toured eastern Pennsylvania’s Amish country in 2004 and made a concerted pitch for their vote — which he got, a record threshold of turnout, about 13%. In both 2016 and 2020 ...

An Oct. 22 Threads post (direct link, archive link) includes a video slideshow of people posing with political signs reading "Amish for Trump." "180,000 registered New Amish voters in Lancaster ...

That is the case with making homemade laundry detergent/laundry soap. A good laundry detergent is not cheap but it’s also something that you cannot skip out on. However, the main ingredients ...