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What Is The Avoidance Custom Of The Amish People In Pennsylvania?

AncientPages.com | July 29, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Amish people in Pennsylvania are often misunderstood because of their somewhat unusual avoidance custom. The Amish avoid certain modern technologies, don’t drive

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On This Day In History: William Penn – English Philosopher, Quaker And Founder Of Pennsylvania Was Born – Oct 14, 1644

AncientPages.com | October 14, 2016

AncientPages.com - On October 14, 1644, William Penn, English philosopher and founder of Pennsylvania, was born. When Penn was 22 years old, he joined the Religious Society of Friends