Cassie with Illinois Amish Heritage stopped by the studio to tell us about the Sheep, Yarn, and Quilts Show happening next weekend. This event teaches attendees how wool is taken from sheep and used to make a quilt. The wool will be cleaned, dyed and spun and used in the making of a quilt. Attendees will see […]
Good Day Live is visiting and celebrating towns all around the Wabash Valley. We will highlight local businesses, upcoming events, and some sites you might want to visit this summer. This week (August 28-Sept. 1) we are visiting Arthur, Illinois. One of the most well-known attractions in Arthur is the Illinois Amish Heritage Center. Learn […]
To begin the process of the Herschberger-Miller barn raising later in October, the Illinois Amish Heritage Center will use a one-of-a-kind way of breaking the ground by horse drawn plow.
ARCOLA, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Illinois Amish Heritage Center is working to restore one of the oldest Amish barns in Illinois. Restoring the Miller Barn is not the center's first project. The campus has already restored an Amish school building and two family homes. The Miller Barn is being taken down piece by piece from [...]
ARCOLA â Karen Miller admits she doesnât like change.
That is why she kept an old Amish schoolhouse on her Lovington property for nearly a decade. âIâm a sentimentalist,â she said. âBut Iâm excited for what it will do down there.â
The 100-year-old building was moved by a tractor and a team of horses on Friday to its new location at the Illinois Amish Heritage Center on Illinois 133 near Arthur.
An old Amish schoolhouse is moved from a location in Lovington to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center campus, 3 miles east of Arthur.
Visit herald-review.com for video of the move.