Friday, March 24, 2006

Amish Mennonites near Lucknow


"A number of Amish and Mennonite communities exist throughout the Maitland River basin, including settlements in the communities of Milverton, Atwood, Listowel and Lucknow. The former village of Milverton has the largest and longest standing community of Canadian Old Order Amish in Canada. "Amish Mennonites", often simply referred to as Amish, are a group of Anabaptist Mennonites from Switzerland, Alsace and Lorraine in France and South Germany that were followers of Jakob Ammann in the late 17th century. The term applies equally to their North American descendents, who came to Ontario from Pennsylvania or directly from Europe in the 1820s, to settle near the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Grand River watershed). The Milverton and Lucknow Amish are considered "old order" communities. Other Mennonite communities exist in Listowel and Atwood." - Guelph Water Management Group

Near Lucknow

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