The Pioneer Stories of the Stuarts Draft Amish Church

Hershberger, James D. editor

A quiet strength, the thread pulsating through these pioneer stories, inspired families to collect and load personal belongings on farm tractor-drawn wagons, onto steam-powered locomotive-drawn trains; and helped to settle hearts and perspectives. Becoming a part of a new community focusing on God0fearing and wholesome living, earned the respect of local people living in the small Stuarts Draft farming community. People were working together to build and grow a church to provide a healthy atmosphere for children and youth and to live peaceably with friends and neighbors. Read about the need for education beyond eighth grade and how the first and only Old Order Amish High School in the world, commenced classes tin the fall of 1950.        ~Betty Hershberger

Augusta County, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley

177 pages; Self-published, 2024.