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Amish |
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The roots of Amish religious and cultural beliefs began with the Anabaptist movement in Switzerland, Holland and Austria in 1825. Unhappy with both the Roman Catholic and Protestant Reformation doctrines, the Anabaptist wished to simplify the Christian doctrine. The Anabaptists practiced adult baptism rather than infant baptism, renounced the use of oaths, and rejected worldly materials, ideas and actions. Their beliefs brought them severe persecution, including torture and death, by state sponsored churches in Europe. The Amish began to migrate to North America in 1727 resulting in large settlements in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The first Amish families to come to Daviess County, Indiana were the Gingerichs and the Grabers in the late 1860s and the Waglers in 1871. The Gingerichs settled northeast of Odon and the Grabers near Montgomery. The Amish settlement near Odon disappeared, but the Montgomery settlement has flournished and spread into the Odon area. The Amish believe spiritual well-being demands non-conformity to the world. Plain dress, the use of horses and buggies and a rural way of life are typical of Old Order Amish. They will not bear arms or participate in violence either in war or in self-defense. |
Number of Object records |
2 |
Number of Photo records |
10 |
Number of Archive records |
27 |
Number of Library records |
12 |
Related Records
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1965 article about opening of first Amish school in Daviess County - Clipping, Newspaper
2024.FIC.0565
Record Type: Archive
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1968 article about buggy tour of the Amish settlement in Daviess County - Clipping, Newspaper
2024.FIC.0566
Record Type: Archive
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1973 article about an Amish farm machinery auction in Daviess County - Newspaper
2024.FIC.0268
Record Type: Archive
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1982 articles about Amish exhibit at the Daviess County Museum - Clipping, Newspaper
2024.FIC.0562.0001
Record Type: Archive
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1982 report about the arts & crafts of Daviess County Amish - Report
2024.FIC.0562
Record Type: Archive
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1990 "The Historical Perspective" column about immigration of Amish to Daviess County - Article
2020.0042.0007
Record Type: Archive
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1990 "The Historical Perspective" column about the origin of the Amish - Article
2020.0042.0006
Record Type: Archive
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2004 magazine about Amish Quilt Auction in Daviess County - Ad, Magazine
2020.FIC.0299
Record Type: Archive
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Amish buggy on a country road in Daviess County (ca. 1990-2000) - Photograph
2019.0060.0001
Record Type: Photo
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Amish children in a pony cart and buggy (ca. 2000-2010) - Print, Photographic
2018.FIC.2742
Record Type: Photo
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Amish children surveying November 15, 2005 tornado damage - Photograph
2024.FIC.0346
Record Type: Photo
