Amish Houses and Barns, Vol. 11 »

From the Backcover

Home is the center of Amish life and most life events--birth, marriage, daily work and play, retirement, and even death--happen there. Stephen Scott explores the history and cultural development of three Amish homesteads--each of which has been occupied by the current family of residence for at least four generations.

-- The Stoltzfus Farm of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
-- The Yoder-Miller Farm of Holmes County, Ohio
-- The Bontrager-Miller Farm of LaGrange County, Indiana

Amish Houses and Barns also includes a photographic essay of typical Amish architecture in each of the three communities. Its numerous anecdotal stories--"Barn Fire," "The Farm Is Strip-Mined," and "Amish Style Graffiti"--enhance the human story.

In 1969 Scott moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Old Order River Brethren, a group related to the Amish and Mennonites.

Scott studied at Cedarville (Ohio) College. He is the author of Plain Buggies, Why Do They Dress That Way? and The Amish Wedding. He is also coauthor of Living Without Electricity.

Scott married Harriet Sauder in 1973. They have three children and live near Columbia, Pennsylvania. He works as a researcher for The People's Place and Good Books in Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 -- Home: The Center of Amish Life
Chapter 2 -- Amish Architecture
Chapter 3 -- The Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish Community
Chapter 4 -- The Stoltzfus Farm of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Chapter 5 -- The Holmes County, Ohio, Amish Community
Chapter 6 -- The Yoder-Miller Farm of Holmes County, Ohio
Chapter 7 -- The Elkhart-LaGrange, Indiana, Amish Community
Chapter 8 -- The Bontrager-Miller Farm of LaGrange County, Indiana
Readings and Sources
About the Author