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Rose Fisher: From an Amish Childhood to a PhD in Linguistics
October 20, 2024 |

Today I return to the theme of stories from others who found their way to college from an Amish education. At the symposium at Elizabethtown College in June, there was a group of…

A New “Outlook” and a Wedding
September 30, 2024 |

David and I have been busily taking on house projects. The most complicated one yet was installing a new window in our master bedroom. When the house was built in 1987, it was…

Welcome to the Shores of Crystal Lake
August 23, 2024 |

I am not writing this while on vacation. I’m writing it from our new home in northern Vermont. I have very much enjoyed bringing you stories from others who have left a Plain…

Stepping off the Tightrope: A Journey of Faith, Struggle, and Redemption, Part 2
August 13, 2024 |

You can read Part 1 of this story here. This is Part 2 of 2: By Marilyn Coblentz When I was nineteen, I received a phone call that completely shook my world. My…

Stepping off the Tightrope: A Journey of Faith, Struggle, and Redemption
August 9, 2024 |

Today I bring you Part 1 of a story: By Marilyn Coblentz I was born in the hollows of Virginia. My parents met at a children’s home on the other side of the…

Unveiling the Unseen: Navigating Obstacles and Opportunities on the Way to College–Part 2
July 16, 2024 |

Today I bring you the second half of Naomi’s story. You can read the first part here. By Naomi Clark, PhD Taking Ownership of My Literacy Leaving the Fold A few years after…

Unveiling the Unseen: Navigating Obstacles and Opportunities on the Way to College–Part 1
July 13, 2024 |

Today I bring you another triumphant story of someone who grew up in a Plain community where education was used as a means of social discipline and how she found her way to…

From PhD to MD by Dr. Harley Yoder
July 5, 2024 |

After a pause (I will explain the pause at a later date), I return to publishing stories from attendees of the symposium “How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career” at Elizabethtown…

Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund Presentation at Symposium: How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career
June 14, 2024 |

Photo of Naomi Kramer Yoder: Photo credit: Callie Wiser Today I bring you the third blog post in the series about the symposium of this past Saturday, June 8. I had mentioned in…

Featuring Luella Gilbert from “How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career” Symposium
June 11, 2024 |

I promised I would publish more posts featuring speakers from the symposium on Saturday. Today I am introducing you to Luella Gilbert. I will allow her to speak for herself, for she is…

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How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 2

By Saloma Furlong | February 14, 2026

Photo by Leon Hostetler of his childhood home   Leaving the Amish By Leon Hostetler…

How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 1

By Saloma Furlong | February 8, 2026

Today I bring you the amazing story of Leon Hostetler’s educational journey that took him…

Learning How to Learn

By Saloma Furlong | January 20, 2026

I have been bringing you stories of current applicants of the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund…

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