I was born and raised in a Beachy Amish community. I didn’t really think much about growing up in the Amish culture; it seemed normal to me. My father was always very preoccupied and distant,… Ernie (Stoney) Burkholder

I was born to Amish parents in Geauga County, Ohio in 1982.  When I was six years old, we moved to a new community in Hart County, Kentucky because my parents didn’t like the partying… Sam Troyer

I grew up Amish and was raised in a good family. I am the oldest of seven. Growing up, I always had questions and tons of them: “Why do we do certain things? Why are… Sarah Anne Borntreger

It was a lot of fun to grow up on an old-order Amish farm! Feeding livestock and watching things grow was exciting, and being outdoors was something I enjoyed a lot. Going to church was… Sarah Gingerich

My name is Nora Garrett, and I have kind of a unique story because I was only Amish for the first four years of my life. Even though I was really little when we left,… Nora Garrett

I enjoyed growing up in an Old Order Amish home. I had a big family with lots of brothers and sisters, and I was also really close to many of my cousins. I am an… Andrew Slabaugh

Ray enjoyed growing up in the Amish, and he loved his heritage for some of the same reasons that many people are drawn to the Amish today. The characteristics of solid family values, simple lifestyles,… Ray Miller

I grew up in the Amish and lived with my parents until I was nineteen years old.  At the age of seventeen, I was majorly depressed and suicidal.  I had a job that involved farrier… Daniel Beechy

I was born in Nunnelly, TN. Then, we moved to Homer, MI, Granger, MN, Downing, MO, and Keytesville, MO. We seemed to move about every five years! When I was seventeen years old, I took… Polly Girod