Home is the center of Amish life and most life events--birth, marriage, daily work and play, retirement, and even death--happen there. Stephen Scott explores the history and cultural development of three Amish homesteads--each of which has been occupied by the current family of residence for at least four generations. -- The Stoltzfus Farm of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -- The Yoder-Miller Farm of Holmes County, Ohio -- The Bontrager-Miller Farm of LaGrange County, Indiana Amish Houses and Barns also includes a photographic essay of typical Amish architecture in each of the three communities. Its numerous anecdotal stories--"Barn Fire," "The Farm Is Strip-Mined," and "Amish Style Graffiti"--enhance the human story.
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While the title of this book suggests the obvious--that it deals with the houses and barns of the Amish--there is much more to it. After a cursory discussion of Amish architectural preferences, the author focuses on three Amish farms to give the reader a better sense of how Amish farmsteads and farming practices have evolved. These accounts are, however, largely genealogical. Overall, the book is very enlightening and informative; it is written in a clear and refreshingly lucid manner, and contains numerous black & white photographs of homes, farm buildings and equipment--and, in some cases, livestock. Truly a pleasure to read.
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Amish Barns not about barns,
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I bought this book at a gift for Valentine's Day, thinking it would show many Amish barns, their construction and variety. Instead, the book is a history of a few foundation Amish families, their homesteads and geneology. It was not a successful gift, alas.
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The Old Order Amish have no church buildings, no recreation halls, no nursing homes, and no funeral parlors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancaster County, Holmes County, Jacob Lapp, Christian Stoltzfus, Lancaster Amish, Lame John, Dawdy Haus, Old Order Amish, Pennsylvania German, Somerset County, Elizabeth Lapp, Jacob Stoltzfus, John Bontrager, Stephen Stoltzfus, Daniel Bontrager, Michael Lapp, John Stoltzfus, Jonas Yoder, Amish Mennonite, Berks County, Rudy Yoder, Christian Schlabach, Leacock Township, Moses Bontrager, North Dakota New!
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The Old Order Amish have no church buildings, no recreation halls, no nursing homes, and no funeral parlors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancaster County, Holmes County, Jacob Lapp, Christian Stoltzfus, Lancaster Amish, Lame John, Dawdy Haus, Old Order Amish, Pennsylvania German, Somerset County, Elizabeth Lapp, Jacob Stoltzfus, John Bontrager, Stephen Stoltzfus, Daniel Bontrager, Michael Lapp, John Stoltzfus, Jonas Yoder, Amish Mennonite, Berks County, Rudy Yoder, Christian Schlabach, Leacock Township, Moses Bontrager, North Dakota New!
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- Plain Buggies (People's Place Book) by Stephen Scott in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Living Without Electricity (People's Place Book No. 9) by Stephen Scott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Quiet and Peaceful Life (People's Place Book) by John L. Ruth in Front Matter
- The Amish School (People's Place Book No. 6.) by Sara E. Fisher in Front Matter
- Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape, Volume 1: Houses in Back Matter
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- Two Amish Folk Artists: The Story of Henry Lapp & Barbara Ebersol by Louise Stoltzfus in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Introduction to Old Order: and Conservative Mennonite Groups (People's Place Booklet) by Stephen Scott in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Plain Buggies (People's Place Book) by Stephen Scott in Back Matter
- 20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish & Mennonites (People's Place Book, No 1) by Merle Good in Back Matter
- Quiet and Peaceful Life (People's Place Book) by John L. Ruth in Back Matter
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