About Amish and Beyond
Recent Posts
Unveiling the Unseen: Navigating Obstacles and Opportunities on the Way to College–Part 2
Today I bring you the second half of Naomi’s story. You can read the first part here. By Naomi Clark, PhD…
Unveiling the Unseen: Navigating Obstacles and Opportunities on the Way to College–Part 1
Today I bring you another triumphant story of someone who grew up in a Plain community where education was used as…
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…
A Cross-Country Train Trip
Tonight and tomorrow David and I will be on the return segment of our cross-country…
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…
