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Like other Old Order Amish, the Nebraska Amish do not use motorized equipment or indoor plumbing. Other differences include the fact that they do not place screens on their doors or windows, men only wear white shirts, curtains are not used in homes, buggy tops must be white, men's hair must be shoulder length, no lawn mowers are allowed and ...
The Amish Mennonite Church, O'Neill, sometimes called the Pleasant Hill Amish Mennonite Church, was built in 1888 in Holt County, Nebraska by a group of Anabaptist settlers. The deeply religious settlers from Germany fled military conscription and were attracted to the opportunity of the Nebraska plains.
The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
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Residents of a Wichita senior living community have been told they need to move by Dec. 31. “I mean, six weeks at holiday time in the dead of winter to dislocate elderly people is just unheard ...
Amish Health and Safety Day is an event that brings people together for good food and opportunities to learn on Aug. 1, beginning at 4 p.m. Amish Health & Safety Day set for Aug. 1 Skip to main ...
According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80% ...
Eleven members of an Amish family – including a 1-year-old – were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after ingesting wild, “toxic mushrooms,” local authorities said.