Rita Glassford said she remembers walking into an Amish barn in northern Michigan and seeing 10 children sitting and weaving baskets. “It’s a family thing, it’s very humbling,” said Glassford, a ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- Carrie McDonald of Council Bluffs has never met Sam Schrock. Nor has she even spoken to him, since there are no telephones in the Amish settlement near Freeport, Ohio, ...

SUNDERLAND — Earlier this year Anna S. Miller did two things uncommon for a 23-year-old to do for the first time: She made a telephone call, and she began a business. Born and raised in a strict Amish ...

What do you do when you’ve moved to another country from your native Iran, received a paralegal degree at Georgetown University, gotten married and are expecting your first child? Open your own floral ...

Be careful when you sample the products at the Basket Case Market in Greenback. As soon as the lid pops off that jar of pickled beets or asparagus, as soon as the aroma of fresh bread wafts past, as ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The drive from St. Louis back in time to 1850 takes 8 hours. I discovered how to travel to the past by visiting Holmes County in ...

Settled in 1831, the town of less than 1,000 people attracts more than 2 million visitors a year. Named after the Potawatomi Chief, it is home to a large population of Amish and Mennonites, the third ...