Pennsylvania Dutch Country - An Amish family with their horse and buggy on a Sunday afternoon. A drive through the Amish country is like a trip backward through time, for here we find no modern methods. Living "By The Book," the Amish have retained the customs and beliefs of their ancestors. Family in an open horse and buggy.
"Wintertime" - riding in a one horse open sleigh, the Amish couple is not noticed by the boys skating on the frozen river. One of Four Seasons Series from an original oil by Jay McVey, Ephrata.
1972 Home for the Holidays in Lancaster County, original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Penna., for Friends of the Ephrata Public Library. Fiands Mill Bridge.
"Stone Mill" - many old mills may be seen in the Dutch Country, originally water powered, the mills are alwasy located along the streams which lace the area. Original watercolor by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Penna.
"Noch Green Dragon Rutscha" - 1975 - best wishes jingle your way from an original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Pa., on loan to the Friends of the Ephrata Library, Ephrata, Pa.
"Du en glaner dans Schlacte de fett ganse" 'Sis Grishdawg!
1978 - the Daniel L. Horst farm, Ephrata Route 2, near Millway, from an original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Pa. for Friends of the Ephrata Library.
"Heart of Amishland" Golden Harvest Time Amish and Mennonite farmers harvest wheat with the old-fashioned equipment still used by members of their sects. Amishmen harvesting wheat.
