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From PhD to MD by Dr. Harley Yoder
After a pause (I will explain the pause at a later date), I return to publishing stories from attendees of the…
Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund Presentation at Symposium: How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career
Photo of Naomi Kramer Yoder: Photo credit: Callie Wiser Today I bring you the third blog post in the series about…
Featuring Luella Gilbert from “How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career” Symposium
I promised I would publish more posts featuring speakers from the symposium on Saturday. Today I am introducing you to Luella…
How Our Amish Heritage Influences Our Education and Career: A Symposium
Photo from left to right: Jonas Brennaman, Ivan Fisher, Paul Nisly, Nancy Nisly, Rose Fisher, Luella Gilbert, Saloma Furlong, David Furlong,…
Widespread Abuse and Massive Coverup in Amish Country
“The Amish are not exempt from an independent investigation, and yet as soon as the CCI gets involved, it is no…
Sexual Abuse of Amish Women and Teenagers – The David Clark Case
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. ~ Maya Angelou There was widespread abuse of Amish…
Building a Cultural Bridge in Lancaster
Several weeks ago, I started a part-time volunteer job at Safe Communities. I wrote about the restorative experience here on this…
Sounds and Reflections from Pennsylvania Amish Country
I should write, “from Pennsylvania Amish and Mennonite Country.” Until I moved here, I had no idea how many Old Order…
My Journey, Part 2
By Aleta Schrock Continued from Part 1. After I had returned home from teaching at the Old Order Mennonite church school…
My Journey
By Aleta Schrock, Part 1 I hated to see the end of my eighth-grade school year. Learning was fun, but the…
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Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education
We are getting glimpses of Spring up here in northern Vermont. David and I spent…
Traveling South to Meet up with Spring
By the time you read this blog post, David and I will be on the…
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…
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