AMISH & MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTERWEBSITE: www.Behalt.com
See why our people live the way they do! Experience our 30-minute tour of Behalt — the stunning 265 ft. mural-in-the-round depicting the history of the Amish and Mennonites. Enjoy a video of local life and culture. Browse in our gift shop, bookstore and displays to learn more about our faith, culture and beliefs. The Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center is located in Berlin, Ohio, in the heart of the world’s largest Amish settlement.
THE YOUNG CENTER FOR ANABAPTIST AND PIETIST STUDIESWEBSITE: www.etown.edu
An integral part of academic life at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies fosters and promotes the study of Anabaptist and Pietist groups. Young Center staff, visiting scholars, and students conduct scholarly and interpretive investigations of the life, culture and beliefs of Anabaptists and Pietists, primarily in their North American context. The Center interprets the cultural and religious heritage of Anabaptist and Pietist communities to the general public via lectures, seminars, exhibits, and conferences.
AMISH COUNTRY OHIO BOOKSTORESWEBSITE: Ohio Amish Country Book Stores
If you’re planning to visit the Ohio Amish country area in Holmes County Ohio, there are some excellent retail book stores that stock an excellent variety of books, cd’s, and resources about Amish Life. This includes both national and local authors and artists.
HIWWE WIE DRIWWE – THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH NEWSLETTERWEBSITE: hiwwewiedriwwe.wordpress.com
Folklorist Patrick Donmoyer announced the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University has taken over publication of the newsletter Hiwwe wie Driwwe. Founded in Germany in 1997, the newsletter is written in the dialect. Dr. Michael Werner, its founder, remains publisher and editor in chief in Germany. This newsletter is published in Pennsylvania Dutch with English interpretations.