In 1693, Amish people formed their own branch of Anabaptism in Switzerland and eastern France under the leadership of their founder Jakob Ammann. All Amish communities today are offshoots of this ...

because Amish leaders oppose it. “I do not expect to find a large jump in Amish voters,” said Steven Nolt, an Amish expert who runs the Young Center. “In 2020, the overall data suggested ...

That changed in November 2013, when Maclure received a phone call from an Amish leader saying that Amish families from Ohio and Pennsylvania were in the area and wanted to view some property.

Other Mennonites maintain traditions similar to the Amish, with tight-knit, separatist communities marked by such things as limited technology, nonviolence, male leadership and traditional dress ...

The Old Order Amish moved into southern Monroe and northern Vernon County starting in 1966. They came from Holmes County, Ohio, and settled in the Cashton area. They are now ...