whenever their children began to “exhibit strong will,” or show any signs of nonconformity.

Though the Pennsylvania Amish are perhaps the most well-known of the American Amish, the state boasting the largest Amish population in the 18th century was Ohio. Approximately 80% of Amish communities settled in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

After the required 8th grade education, Amish teenagers were expected to work on the family farms full-time. Only after they had completed their education did most teenage boys and girls begin to interact with each other.

When Edwards married at 16, she relocated to Guernsey County of rural Ohio.

One of the most popular dishes served for breakfast was the scrapple, a bed of fried “cornmeal mush” sitting next to a link of sausage and liverwurst.

as that was seen as the responsibility of Amish parents. While students learned practical business skills, including how to handle potential clients from the outside world, they were also taught the importance of keeping their relationship with them limited to just that.

Acting on Solomon's words, “spare the rod, spoil the child,” spanking and caning was widely used in homes and schools.

Most Amish families made their living from their farms. Amish families who could not afford farmland set up respectable shops in their homes.

“medieval” medical treatments, one of which involved stringing balloons up her nostrils and inflating them, supposedly to alleviate the “pressure” of her headaches.