By Kevin Williams There aren’t many places close to me that I haven’t been before. I live in southwest Ohio and I’ve criss-crossed every nook and cranny within 100 miles of me. Or at least I thought. Although, curiously, I had never been to the town of Yellow Springs, Ohio until a year or two […] Read more
By Kevin Williams So I stumbled upon The Pioneer Place in Smyrna, Maine last week. The Pioneer Place, owned by Chris Hilty, is sort of the hub of the Amish settlement in Smyrna. People gather to exchange news and gossip, to meet friends, and pick through the eclectic mix of wares for sale. Outsiders come […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Living in Southwest Ohio I am quite familiar with the Old German Baptist Brethren. Large populations of Brethren live in nearby Preble County. And Plain-dressed people are a frequent site at area malls and festivals. But going back to the late 1980s I had heard of a small group of Plain people […] Read more
These are some pretty scenes from the Amish settlement outside of Berne, Indiana. Look at these three beautiful horses. An Amish man was out plowing his field and had to stop for a minute so I asked if I could get a photo of his horses and they acted as if they were posing. […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Next week will feature a bunch of posts about my recent visit to Berne and Geneva, Indiana’s sprawling Amish settlement. I’ve spent a lot of time in that community over the years and have made a lot of friends, but it was the first time I had been back in awhile. The […] Read more
These are just some random photos from my recent visit to Switzerland County, Indiana’s Amish settlement. Sometimes I don’t have enough to write a whole article about a photo, but I have enough photos to create a little collage like this. So enjoy these Switzerland County Amish scenes! Okay, the first photo isn’t Amish, this is […] Read more
By Kevin Williams My next stop in Switzerland County, Indiana’s Amish settlement was to the home of an Amish doll-maker. The hand-made, homemade dolls are absolutely gorgeous. And I am not someone that usually plays with dolls! The almost 80-year-old Amish woman who makes them learned the craft from her mother. She painstakingly makes the […] Read more
