Harmony Amish
Creator:
Amy Jo Hahn
Contributor: Harmony Area Historical Society
Bibliography
Fillmore County Historical Society. Fillmore County History 1984. Dallas, TX: The Taylor Publishing Company, 1984.
Johnson, Millicent Yates. Let’s Have Harmony: A Centennial History. Harmony Centennial Committee. Rochester, MN: Davies Printing, 1996.
Milne, Drucilla. The Amish of Harmony. Rochester, MN: Davies Printing, 1993.
Chronology
1972
Overcrowding and commercial competition in Ohio force members of the Swartzentruber Amish to look elsewhere for land and business opportunity.
1973
Four Amish men travel to Fillmore County on a survey mission for relocation.
1974
The first Amish families arrive in Harmony in March, with their machinery, horses, and buggies delivered by train.
1993
Over ninety Amish families reside in the Harmony and Canton area.
2018
Numbering over 1,000, the Harmony and Canton Amish community is the largest in Minnesota.
Bibliography
Fillmore County Historical Society. Fillmore County History 1984. Dallas, TX: The Taylor Publishing Company, 1984.
Johnson, Millicent Yates. Let’s Have Harmony: A Centennial History. Harmony Centennial Committee. Rochester, MN: Davies Printing, 1996.
Milne, Drucilla. The Amish of Harmony. Rochester, MN: Davies Printing, 1993.