Now a viral TikTok creator, Lovina Hershberger tells PEOPLE she didn't touch a phone until she left her rigid, restrictive ...

Amish woodworkers take their craft seriously, and the heirloom furniture they produce is coveted for its impeccable quality, ...

Hershberger tells PEOPLE exclusively. She and her mother took their horse and buggy to make an uncommon trip seven miles away from their rural Amish community in Iowa. “We went to town to get ...

Amish people end formal education at the eighth grade ... The vast majority of teens in Rumspringa do not leave for urban life but live at home. Prime activities include dating, socializing ...

In her experience, ex-Amish people are generous buoys to one another, particularly while they're first getting their footing beyond the rigid lifestyle. "They all know what you went through.

Leaving behind your Amish community may not involve escaping from a cornfield maze, but it's a journey full of twists and ...

Martha Ross, who now makes TikTok videos about the Amish experience, says she doesn't miss anything about the lifestyle — except her family Zoey Lyttle is an Editorial Assistant at PEOPLE.

The state’s famed “Pennsylvania Dutch” registered to vote in “unprecedented numbers” in response to a January federal raid on ...

Mennonites are not Amish, though many people with an untrained eye confuse ... those who have assimilated somewhat into mainstream culture. Assimilated Mennonites pursue higher education ...

The Amish people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are a throwback to another era, with their quiet farm life, horse-drawn carriages and rejection of modern technology. But the Donald Trump signs ...