For over two decades, Dr. Jonathan Haines has studied genetic factors that contribute to diseases of aging and “successful” aging in the Old Order Amish. A growing health concern in the US population ...

The American Experience documentary The Amish portrays Old Order Amish people and communities in North America. They are a distinctive Christian subculture that traces its roots to the 16th ...

The following has been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one of the main Old Order Amish places in the US. I grew up on a small farm in a little ...

Last month, the Hardin County Common Pleas Court granted a temporary restraining order, according to Cory Anderson, a sociologist who studies Amish communities and has worked on the case.

Local freelance photographer Daniel Rodriguez has developed close relationships with a few Lancaster families, and he has been capturing images of Amish and Old Order Mennonites for several years.

The rate of new mutations in the human genome appear to be consistent across diverse populations, except one—the Old Order Amish of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This group has a lower rate of developing ...

The Amish have a long history in the Hawkeye State and are a big part of what makes Iowa such a unique and special place to ...

who is a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Jim Binsberger talks about his collection of Abner and Aaron Zook artwork at PA Auction Center on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Binsberger plans to ...