We have a guest post today from Emma Miller. Though most people raised Amish end up joining an Amish church, a certain percentage for one reason or another do not. Here’s Emma writing about a new organization she’s started for former Amish: I grew up Amish in a small town in Missouri, the 6th child [...]
Continue reading Emma Miller on the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund
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 [...]
Continue reading Why I Left the Amish winner (and excerpt)
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 [...]
Continue reading Saloma Miller Furlong on Why I Left the Amish
Today we’ve got 6 winners of Ira Wagler’s Growing Up Amish. If you missed the original interview, in which Ira discusses Amish life, family relationships and how he ended up in Lancaster County, you can read it here: Growing Up Amish interview. Growing Up Amish winners I’ve tallied up all additional Facebook and blog entries. [...]
Continue reading Growing Up Amish winners and Chapter 1 excerpt
Today, an interview with Ira Wagler on his new memoir, Growing Up Amish. Ira was born in the Aylmer, Ontario Amish community and grew up in Bloomfield, Iowa. During his youth and young adulthood he spent time on a Nebraska cattle ranch, Canadian wheat fields, and in Amish communities across the country. Ira struggled with [...]
Continue reading Ira Wagler on Growing Up Amish: 6-book giveaway
Lance shared a link to an interesting video on the Indiana Amish post this week. It’s an unusual look at a nominally Amish family in Indiana. It’s a bit confusing what’s going on, but this seems to be a born-again Christian family in transition away from an Amish lifestyle. The father, Elam Graber, is described [...]
Continue reading Plain pessimism in Indiana
Lately we’ve seen many articles, books, and even TV programs about Amish leaving their communities. Below, a video interview of brothers John and Joe Yoder, who recently left their Texas Amish community. Why so much interest in former Amish? On the one hand, there is something compelling about an individual who bucks the system. Especially [...]
Continue reading Leaving the Amish: A Texas ex-Amish story
You may remember the “Trouble in Amish Paradise” documentary film of a few years ago, which examined two Amish couples’ decisions to leave the Lancaster Amish. The maker of that film, Andrew Tait, has released a follow-up film called “Leaving Amish Paradise”. This is one of a number of recent films and books on the [...]
Continue reading “Leaving Amish Paradise” documentary
We never actually got to the brown eggs, but did cover a lot of other ground during my interview with Ira Wagler yesterday. That includes Ira’s takes on buggy speakers bigger than the driver, Ira’s experience leaving the Amish, and why the “all things Amish” wave may be cresting. Listen to the podcast here (link [...]
Continue reading First Farm——> Ira Wagler
