Where the name really comes from (not Holland...and it's not a mistranslation)

My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. My book on Amish business, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, was published in 2010. I run the Amish America website: https://amishamerica.com/

References:

Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language by Mark L. Louden
https://padutch.net/book/

Mark Louden on Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American Language (2018 Interview) https://amishamerica.com/mark-louden-...

Image credits:

Don Burke (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ozarkin..., Jim Halverson, S.I.
Palatinate map: Globe-trotter - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Palatinate houses: Dr. Manfred Holz - https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Palatinat...
Farm windmill video: Michael Pilkinton (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...)