5/20/10 - Learning about the Amish

When we were in Shipshewana, IN we went to Menno-Hof to learn about the Amish & Mennonite people. You are taken through five centuries of fascinating history, from their origins in Switzerland, to their arrival in America and their lives in present-day Indiana. This complex was built by Amish and Mennonite craftsmen during an old-fashioned barn raising.

Horse-drawn buggies clattering down rural lanes, men sporting suspenders and broad-brimmed straw hats, women clad in simple homemade dresses and modest bonnets, the kids playing barefoot......I never tire of watching their lifestyle. The horses that pull their buggies were beautiful to watch. The Amish were very friendly. Since it's against their religious beliefs to be photographed....I had to resort to postcards for scenes of them