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Traveling South to Meet up with Spring
By the time you read this blog post, David and I will be on the road south to visit friends in…
How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 3
Leon graduating from Florida State University Today we bring you the conclusion of Leon Hostetler’s story. I first knew of him…
How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 2
Photo by Leon Hostetler of his childhood home Leaving the Amish By Leon Hostetler By my mid-teens there was constant…
How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 1
Today I bring you the amazing story of Leon Hostetler’s educational journey that took him from his Amish childhood to becoming…
Learning How to Learn
I have been bringing you stories of current applicants of the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund who have persevered to find their…
“A Character that is Truly My Own”
Many years ago, when I was a young girl attending an Amish school in northeastern Ohio, I had a friend named…
A Chance for a Different Future
In our last post, we shared one of the outstanding scholarship essays that we received. Today we are offering another, this…
The Gift of Learning
I mentioned in my last post that I volunteer for the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund. Yesterday I had the privilege of…
Updates and Summer in Vermont
It’s been a long while since I posted here, and even longer since I offered an update on what is going…
Adventures
Before I go into our latest adventures, I want to mention that I posted a…
New Horizons
Today I bring you updates for both The Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund, (ADSF) and for…
Reflections of the Plain Roots Conference
Our Plain Roots conference in Middlebury, Indiana went well last week… so well! The stories…
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