Selling the Amish: The Tourism of Nostalgia

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Alphorn Amish Gifts, 123 Alpine Hills Museum, 116, 131, 132 American Evangelicalism, 92–93 American frontier: as floating signifier, 90; stories of, 90–94; visual depictions of, 91, 92. See also frontier theme of Berlin American patriotism: ethnic commemorations and, 131; in Sugarcreek, 123, 125, 132; in Walnut Creek, 70–75 Amish: affiliations of, 11–12; as alternative future, 142–43, 147–48; in Amish Country tourism, xv–xvi; authenticity of, 36; beliefs of, 8–11; children of, 12–13, 17; church districts of, 12, 15, 25; dress of, 16–17, 20; as earlier versions of middle Americans, 110–14; education of, 13–14, 26–27; election of leaders of, 15; electricity and, 20; family units of, 12–13; food of, xiv, 15, 29, 54–56; freedom of religion and, 73; frontier theme of Berlin and, 103–6; gender roles of, 12–13, 69, 75, 76, 77; images of, xviii, 80–81; innocence of, 110; language of, 19; Ordnung, 15–16, 164n.14; origins of, 3–8; photography and, 144–48; popular myths and, xviii–xix; positive portrayals of, 27– 28, 39; practices of, 11–16; protection of, from tourists, 37, 38; references to, in Sugarcreek, 124, 135–39; as relics, 40, 42; representations of, 3, 40, 41, 42–43; settlements of, xx, 8, 12, 25; and style, 80–81; as system of representation, xix; technology use by, 12, 17–19, 20, 103–6, 112–14; visible signifiers, 16–19; visual rhetoric of, 43; worship services of, xiii–xiv, 14–15. See also farming; Old Order Amish Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center, 30–31, 44 Amish Country, definition of, 151n.1 Amish Country tourism: Amish view of, xiv, 149; appeal of, 141–43; attractions of, 29–33; authenticity and, 33–43, 143–44; economic benefit of, 141; history of, 26–28; importance of, xix; ironies of, 162n.49; as offering symbolic resolution to anxieties, xxi–xxii; in Ohio, xx–xxi, 43, 44, 45; overview of, xvi–xvii; as protecting Amish from tourists, 37, 38; questions about, xv; Index Page numbers in italics indicate a photograph or map. Amish Country tourism (continued) significance of Amish in, xv–xvi; sites and statistics of, 25–26; as system of representation, xviii; unrepresented reality in, 143–44. See also Berlin, Ohio; Sugarcreek, Ohio; Walnut Creek, Ohio Amish Farm, 28 The Amish in the American Imagination (Weaver-Zercher), 39 Amish Mennonite Heritage Center, 82 Amish Society (Hostetler), 37–38 Amman, Jacob, 7–8 amusement parks, 32–33, 143 Anabaptists, 6–8 Andreas, Ranson, 118, 123 antique malls: in Amish Country, 32; in Berlin, 82, 84, 85, 87; in Walnut Creek, 59 anxieties: and Berlin, 103, 105–6, 109– 10, 135; and ethnic difference, 124–26, 132–34; about gender roles, 61–63; about modern life, xxi–xxii, 40; about nation, 71–72; and Sugarcreek, 134–35; about technology, 97–100, 113–14; about time, 53–54; and Walnut Creek, 77–79, 135 arts and crafts supply stores, 102–3 Ausbund, 19 authenticity and Amish Country tourism, 33–43, 143–44 baptism: of adults, 6; candidates for, 14; of infants, 5–6 Beachy Amish, 12, 160n.31 Berlin, Ohio: Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center, 30–31; architectural environment of, 86–88; history of tourism in, 83–84; maps of, 44, 82; 1950s popular culture theme in, 106– 10, 140; popularity of, 134; porches in, 24, 93; tools in, 96–97, 98, 101; traffic in, 83; virtual tour of, 84–86; visual rhetoric of, 88–89, 105–6. See also frontier theme of Berlin Berlin Village Antique Mall, 82, 84, 85 Bible: inspirational sayings from, 92–93; language of, 4, 19 Blue Gate restaurant, 31–32 Bodnar, John, 130 Boyd and Wurthmann Restaurant, 82, 85 Buck, Roy C., 36–37 “Buffalo Bill” (Cody), 90–91 buggies, 2, 18, 60, 80, 166n.27 buggy rides, 48, 60, 119, 148 bus tours, 27, 30 Carlisle Gifts: description of, 47, 48; exterior of, 49, 52; interior of, 58, 66–69, 68; location of, 46; merchandise in, 52, 60, 67–68, 68; Thomas Kinkade gallery in, 72; Victorian theme and, 51 Carlisle Inn: description of, 47, 48; exterior of, 49; feminine space of, 64–65; interior resting spaces of, 57; location of, 46; Victorian theme and, 51 cars, as system of representation, xvii–xviii, 28, 159n.20 Catalpa Trading Company, 87, 106 Catholic Church, 3–7 Charm, Ohio, 22, 43 children of Amish: appearance of, 17; role of, 12–13 Christian witness, tourism as opportunity for, xiv, xix, 43, 144, 148...