If Amana sounds familiar it may be because it’s the name of your fridge or microwave. Although the Germanic religious group embraced separatism and outdated fashions in a similar way to the Amish, the Amana Society has always had a comfortable relationship with technology.Ellie Gordon-Moershel came from a family of Amana settlers, but didn’t connect the family’s appliances with the traditional religious sect her mother grew up in for many years. Now she tells us the story of Amana, both the sect and the company, at Atlas Obscura.
In 1855, the Amana Colonies were founded by a Pietistic German religious sect called the Community of True Inspiration. The founders were communal pacifists attracted to America for its religious freedom and to Iowa for its fertile soil. This soil was made available by earlier treaties designed to drive out the Meskwaki Nation to make room for white settlers.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
My Mom Grew Up in a Utopian Colony in Iowa
We read about the Oneida Community,
which evolved into a silverware company. It’s not the only intentional
community, or utopia, that morphed into a successful consumer goods
company. the Amana settlement in Iowa began as a separatist religious
commune, but ended up in your kitchen.
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