The Miller Amish German School comes to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center
Moving the Miller School on April 9, 2021, with a team of Belgian horses. The school was originally located two miles west of Arthur, Illinois. The last class was held in 2002. It was moved two miles further west in 2011 to Karen Miller’s farm where it was preserved before coming to the IAHC in 2021. It is now open for tours when the site is open or for scheduled tours.
The Miller School on its original location two miles west of Arthur.
The original desks and blackboard
The school traveling the back roads.
Students from the nearby Okaw Valley Amish school are first ones to see the school interior after arrival.
The school arriving at the Amish Heritage Center.
A crowd filled the Helmuth Custom Kitchens parking lot to see the team of Belgian horses pull the school.