How One Photograph Unraveled the Disappearance of an Entire Amish Family

A child’s wooden toy horse lay on its side, dust-covered. An oil lamp sat on a rough wooden shelf, its glass chimney blackened from use. A water bucket, long dry, stood in the corner. And most tellingly, several quilts were spread across the pallets—quilts that several women immediately recognized as Ruth Miller’s work.

“I made a quilt with Ruth that continue reading …