DESCRIPTION:
Subject: Amish Men Homeward Bound, Lancaster, PA
Condition: Excellent (See scans)
Back side: Divided
Circulated: No
Year: Ca. 1935
Publisher: Curteich Chicago
"The Amish are a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships, closely related to but distinct from Mennonite churches, with whom they share Swiss Anabaptist origins. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology. The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptists in 1693 led by Jakob Ammann. Those who followed Ammann became known as Amish.
In the early 18th century, many Amish and Mennonites
immigrated to Pennsylvania for a variety of reasons. Today, the
most traditional descendants of the Amish continue to speak
Pennsylvania German, also known as Pennsylvania Dutch. However, a
dialect of Swiss German predominates in some Old Order Amish
communities, especially in the American state of Indiana. As of
2000, over 165,000 Old Order Amish live in the United States and
approximately 1,500 live in Canada. A 2008 study suggested their
numbers have increased to 227,000, and in 2010 a study suggested
their population had grown by 10 percent in the past two years to
249,000, with increasing movement to the West."
(Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish)
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