The Amish have been living a version of self-sufficiency that most people only dream about. Without depending on modern ...

The Amish community is often admired for its simple, self-sufficient way of life. By intentionally stepping away from modern ...

In October 2006, I had planned to spend four or five days revisiting Amish country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to photograph this unique corner of American culture. I had visited Lancaster ...

Naomi Swartzentruber escaped her Amish community at age 17 after rebelling against the lifestyle's restrictive values throughout her teen years. Two years later, she started dancing in strip clubs to ...

A young woman has told how she has fled the Amish community and had her haircut and wore a pair of jeans for the first time. Alisha Green, 26, was a generational member of the Amish and Mennonite ...

Now a viral TikTok creator, Lovina Hershberger tells PEOPLE she didn't touch a phone until she left her rigid, restrictive community at age 18 Lovina Hershberger Lovina Hershberger when she was in the ...

In the quiet landscapes of rural North America, the Amish community thrives, embracing a way of life steeped in tradition, simplicity, and a profound commitment to self-sufficiency. However, many ...

Madissen King's husband Ben has always dreamed of building his own house. Ben, who is ex-Amish and a contractor, spent years ...

Braxton Mitchell has worked with the Amish for 30 years as co-director of the Amish Research Clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He can say for a fact that autism exists in the community, contrary to ...

Naomi Swartzentruber escaped her Amish community at age 17 after rebelling against the lifestyle's restrictive values throughout her teen years. Two years later, she started dancing in strip clubs to ...