Posts by Saloma Furlong
An Irrepressible Spirit
Tonight I am introducing a new story — this one of Emma Gingerich, who I have been corresponding with for more than two years. She first got in touch with me about publishing her story. I am certain she will get her story published, for hers is an amazing one of someone who had the…
Read MoreMy Dream of Being a Nurse
Today we have an education story from Laura Miller Burress, who grew up in an Amish community in rural South Central Kentucky. As a little girl, while visiting her father in the hospital she developed an interest in nursing. Soon after her eighteenth birthday she left her Amish community and didn’t look back. While working at…
Read MoreFrom a Farm Boy to the Outer Limits of a University Education, Part II
Continued from previous post: After a few years, I came across an advertisement in a magazine for a high school correspondence course, offered by American School in Chicago. I secretly enrolled – secretly, because I knew that my parents would not approve. I took some courses, including algebra, biology, psychology, and English. I completed the…
Read MoreFrom a Farm Boy to the Outer Limits of a University Education, Part I
Today we have a story from Henry Troyer who left the Amish in 1958 in pursuit of more education. For his full bio visit About Amish. His story will be posted in two parts. At an early age, I longed for knowledge. I read everything I could get my hands on, which in our Amish…
Read MoreFrom a One-Room Amish Schoolhouse to Smith College
I would like to offer a special thanks to Saloma Miller Furlong for joining us in our effort and for the help she has extended to other former Amish people in need. No one knows the challenges these young people face when choosing a life away from the Amish community better than she does. And…
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