Saloma Miller Furlong's Blog
The Last Known Amish in Europe
Published: January 10, 2020
Recently Pamela Lakits asked: “Why are there no more Amish in Europe? Could it have been possible that they all found their way[...]
read full post
read full post
Happy New Decade!
Published: January 7, 2020
I hope you have all had a good start for our new year and decade. David and I enjoyed our holidays, and I[...]
read full post
read full post
A Parent's Worst Nightmare
Published: December 17, 2019
Last night I read a bizarre story that happened in upstate New York, near the Pennsylvania border. An Amish three-year-old leaned against an[...]
read full post
read full post
Ten Year Anniversary, Part II
Published: November 26, 2019
Today I continue providing links to blog posts I wrote in previous years. You can click on the photos to enlarge them in[...]
read full post
read full post
Ten Year Anniversary, Part I
Published: November 17, 2019
It has been almost ten years since I posted my introduction to this blog. I don’t know where all those years have gone,[...]
read full post
read full post
Meeting a Kindred Spirit
Published: November 8, 2019
On our way to Ohio recently, I had the privilege of meeting one of my dear blog friends, Pamela Lakits. I am truly[...]
read full post
read full post
A Trip Down Memory Lane in Amish Country
Published: October 27, 2019
This past week, I had an urge to visit the places where I grew up. So David and I took an impromptu and[...]
read full post
read full post
Minnesota Amish Man Serves Jail Time for Rape
Published: September 12, 2019
The sexual abuse survivor I wrote about in my last blog post has given me permission to use her name. Lizzie Hershberger was[...]
read full post
read full post
Sexual Abuse Case in Southern Minnesota
Published: September 8, 2019
There is a story in the Southern Minnesota News about another case of sexual abuse in an Amish community. I have heard through[...]
read full post
read full post
Amish Horse and Buggy Matters
Published: September 3, 2019
Photo by Saloma Furlong Of late, there have been many stories in the news about conflicts between the Amish and the surrounding culture[...]
read full post
read full post
Sexual Abuse in Amish Country
Published: August 23, 2019
Photo by Saloma Furlong There have been a series of stories about incidences of sexual abuse in Amish communities in the past months.[...]
read full post
read full post
How a Former Amish Woman Helped Win a Court Case
Published: July 26, 2019
Photo by Saloma Furlong In a controversial case in southeastern Minnesota, four Amish men sued the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Fillmore County,[...]
read full post
read full post