Amish-Mennonite Resources

If you think that you may be related to any of the early Amish Mennonite settlers to Somerset County, you may want to pick up a copy of the book, The Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, which chronicles this family line from their arriving in America and intial settlement in Berks County, PA and their subsequent relocation to Somerset County. Many of the families currently researching in the county will find that they are related to this family line.

This book, originally published in 1911, is currently available from the following source:

GOSPEL BOOKSTORE
Eli and Vesta Hochstetler
Box 320
Berlin, OH 44610

You may also join the Hochstetler Family Newsletter by writing to the address below:

H/H/H
1008 College Avenue
Goshen, IN 46526

The Yoder Family Association

If you have YODER family ties, make sure you stop by the YODER website and subscribe to their family newsletter.

Yoder Family Newsletter and Archives

Genealogical Books

Another great resource is the book, Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, by Hugh F. Gingerich and Rachel W. Kreider, Pequea Publishers, 1986.

Shops

The Amish Peddler specializes in Amish made products of all types.

Amish Peddler
142 Pine Haven Drive
Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 443-3515

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Last Revised: December 7, 2006