Author Saloma Furlong: "Why I Left the Amish"

Author Saloma Furlong will discuss and sign copies of her memoir, "Why I Left the Amish" in Meeting Room 1 at 7 pm. Saloma Furlong was born and raised in an Amish community in Ohio. Driven by her desire for freedom and a more formal education, she broke away from her community.  She went on to study at Smith College and graduated in May 2007 with a major in German Studies and a minor in Philosophy. Her education has included research on the Amish with Dr. Donald Kraybill and a semester abroad in Germany, where she studied at the University of Hamburg. During her thirty-year inner struggle of coming to terms with her Amish past, she has gleaned a better understanding of her heritage.  Register online or contact 908-754-5554 for further information.