Lancaster County Family Ties

Growing up, there were many family items that had been passed down and were around our house.  I remember a large family Bible and Blue Willow dishes that we used for good - both of these items came to us via Grandma Jennie Applebach. There was a wool handwoven rug that I was told had been made by my gr-grandma Bertha Findley (I have this item now). There were cookie cutters and all kinds of glass "dust catchers" from my Grandma Reba Garner, and many of these are now in my home. I recently was able to get a copy of Jennie Applebach's will, and in it she gave the family Bible to my father.  The Blue Willow dishes were also in the will as going to my cousin Keith.  I do not know how those dishes ended up at our house, so hopefully the next time I go to Lancaster, I will be able to ask Keith how that came about. I remember the Bible as being a large book that usually sat on the coffee table in the living room.  It had several pages with writing in the front. It was "

My grandma helped her cousin Nina do this back in the 1960's so that Nina could join the DAR - at that point she was the only person in the DAR with John Ressler as her patriot ancestor (I am the second person to use him - 50 years later). Anyway most of this I already had as it was in with Grandma's papers, however, I didn't know how complete it was so I ordered the application papers from the DAR last year and was surprised to find out that I actually did have most of these papers already. However, I am posting what was in the DAR packet because all the papers are included. Nina was descended thru Daniel's son Christian, I am descended thru Daniel's son John. Daniel was the son of Jacob and Susanna (Boehm/Beam) Ressler, and the grandson of John Ressler. A side note: I have never seen or heard what Johann "John" Ressler's wife name was and she does not appear in any documentation I have ever seen.  My grandmother stated on several occasions that t

My grandma helped her cousin Nina do this back in the 1960's so that Nina could join the DAR - at that point she was the only person in the DAR with John Ressler as her patriot ancestor (I am the second person to use him - 50 years later). Anyway most of this I already had as it was in with Grandma's papers, however, I didn't know how complete it was so I ordered the application papers from the DAR last year and was surprised to find out that I actually did have most of these papers already. However, I am posting what was in the DAR packet because all the papers are included. Nina was descended thru Daniel's son Christian, I am descended thru Daniel's son John. Daniel was the son of Jacob and Susanna (Boehm/Beam) Ressler, and the grandson of John Ressler. A side note: I have never seen or heard what Johann "John" Ressler's wife name was and she does not appear in any documentation I have ever seen.  My grandmother stated on several occasions that t

My grandma helped her cousin Nina do this back in the 1960's so that Nina could join the DAR - at that point she was the only person in the DAR with John Ressler as her patriot ancestor (I am the second person to use him - 50 years later). Anyway most of this I already had as it was in with Grandma's papers, however, I didn't know how complete it was so I ordered the application papers from the DAR last year and was surprised to find out that I actually did have most of these papers already. However, I am posting what was in the DAR packet because all the papers are included. Nina was descended thru Daniel's son Christian, I am descended thru Daniel's son John. Daniel was the son of Jacob and Susanna (Boehm/Beam) Ressler, and the grandson of John Ressler. A side note: I have never seen or heard what Johann "John" Ressler's wife name was and she does not appear in any documentation I have ever seen.  My grandmother stated on several occasions that t

This is the last newsletter that I have for the Groff's.  If anyone out there is has more of these and is willing to share them on here, please contact me via the comments below. As these images loaded, I was once again poking around on-line to see if I could find anymore of these newsletters.  Actually, I found a link that might be more interesting, apparently the Lancaster Co. Historical Society has many of the Clyde Groff papers.  The link is: https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/groff-clyde-groffs-research-series-2-subject-files/

This is the last one from the 1980's that I have found:

Another issue of the newsletter...... does anyone out there have more issues of this publication that they would be willing for me to share on here??   If so, please contact me thru the comment box, and I will get back to you.

There are only a few issues of this newsletter that I found.  I don't know if there were more sent out, or if it was a very sporadic publication. I have not been able to find anything on-line indicating that anyone is still putting it out.

Many years ago there was a newsletter about Groff info and the Groff - Eshleman Burying Ground in Lancaster Co., PA.  Below is the oldest issue I found in among a pile of old letters.