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Amish: How They Survive, The - DVD
How do the Amish maintain a lifestyle rooted
in the past? How do they survive in a society that is ever more-complicated and dependent upon technology?
Award-Winning filmmaker Burton Buller attempts to answer these questions as he provides an unprecedented look into the lives of the Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, home of the world's largest Amish/Mennonite settlement.
Listen as members of the world's largest Amish community talk openly about their faith and lifestyle.
Gain a greater appreciation for the "Plain People" and learn all about "The Amish: How They Survive."

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Barns Legacy of Wood and Stone
Come tour some of Vermont's most picturesque barns. View the soaring haylofts, time-worn milking parlors and massive timbers cut from surrounding forests. Visit 200-year-old barns and see how the structures evolved over time. Get a close-up look inside and out and view the weathervanes, cupolas and silos that make each barn unique. See how barns are restored, enjoy a rare day at a barn raising and gain a deeper understanding of the valuable legacy left by master builders of another time.
60 min DVD

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Holmespun. An Intimate Portrait of an Amish and Mennonite Community
This book provides a long and close look at the largest Amish and Mennonite community in the world, Holmes County, Ohio. It features portraits of the men and women living in Holmes County and reveals their thoughts on their lives there. 174 pages. 11.5" x 10". Hardcover. Hundreds of color photos.

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Homestead Years, The
Subtitled “Wishing for miracles, praying for rain,” this captivating DVD uses historic photographs taken by Solomon Butcher combined with video footage to illustrate the dreams and despair that went into building our nation's heartland during the half-century between the Civil War and World War I; 60 minute DVD.

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Ice Harvesting Sampler
A collection of newsreels and amateur films, this video documents various ice harvesting operations in Maine. DVD

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