Gertrude Enders Huntington

is a retired professor from the University of Michigan. She is the co-author of Amish Children: Education in the Family, School, and Community.

Amish in Michigan

Gertrude Enders Huntington

Driving the rural roads of Michigan one might
suddenly come upon a black buggy driven by a
bonneted woman or a bearded Amish man. In 1955
there were fewer than five hundred Amish in
Michigan—in 2000 there were more than seven
thousand. The Amish, with their unique life-
style, are found only in North America where
approximately 170,000 live in twenty-four states
and one Canadian province. This sensitive and
fascinating volume explores the Amish historical
background, immigration into Michigan,
occupations, marriage patterns, cultural
conflicts, community-financed schools, medical
practices, and cultural survival.

Discovering the Peoples of Michigan