Amish Books and Media

…a couple of days in advance. To celebrate the occasion, how about a Mother’s Day edition of Christina Stutzman’s Milroy Musings, from The Connection. In this 2011 column Christina shares Mother’s Day greetings plus some quirky historical info on a town in her area: And how about a Mother’s Day poem by Alma Bontrager: And here’s [...]

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I thought it might be nice to share something from The Connection magazine with you today. “The Life of a Farmer’s Wife” appears in each issue courtesy of Lena Yoder of Topeka, Indiana. Lena is an Amish mom just doing her best with husband Wayne to run a family and a farm. As she writes [...]

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I liked this recent nugget from The Budget (thanks to Linda for passing it along): From Guys Mills, PA, written by Dorothy Hershberger: Later that afternoon my parents and I went to David Bylers’ (sister Betty) in Conneautville and returned home the next day. Davids are in the process of selling their year-old puppy. While [...]

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From time to time we like to do these roundups of news and other bits: Ben J. Raber’s Bookstore Ben J. Raber passed away about 2 weeks ago. He was the second owner of Raber’s Bookstore, taking over the store in 1967 from his father John A. Raber. Raber’s best-known publication is the annual Almanac [...]

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The documentary film “The Amish” airs on American Experience on PBS tonight (8pm EST). I was able to preview the film at the Young Center while in PA last week.  One big challenge for the filmmakers was creating a documentary featuring the Amish when no Amish appear face-to-face with the camera. However numerous Amish did [...]

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Today we have a winner and excerpt of Saloma Miller Furlong’s memoir, Why I Left the Amish.  Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks to Saloma for taking the time to respond to everyone’s comments.  There were some very interesting discussions. If you missed the original interview you can read it here: Saloma [...]

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In yesterday’s interview, Saloma mentioned an upcoming PBS special on the Amish, part of the American Experience series.   American Experience has a good reputation for in-depth documentary films, mainly of a historical nature. “The Amish” is a 2-hour film described as “an extraordinarily intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life”.  Quite a few [...]

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Saloma Miller Furlong was raised Amish in Ohio.  Why I Left the Amish is the story of her childhood and adolescence, and eventual departure from Amish society. I enjoyed meeting Saloma for the first time this summer while in PA, and have always appreciated her comments here on the blog.  I just recently had a [...]

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We have 3 winners today of Isaac Horst’s A Separate People: An Insider’s View of Old Order Mennonite Customs and Traditions.  If you missed the original interview with Isaac’s son Osiah, you can find it here:  Osiah Horst on Old Order Mennonites. We’ve also got an excerpt from the book to share with you today. [...]

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Osiah Horst grew up in an Old Order Mennonite family in Canada.  Osiah’s father Isaac wrote a column for a local newspaper which eventually grew into the book A Separate People: An Insider’s View of Old Order Mennonite Customs and Traditions, a witty and incisive look at Old Order Mennonite society. Isaac penned 2 dozen [...]

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