NATIONWIDE GATHERING Of the Descendants of JACOB HOCHSTETLER [All spellings and branches connected to the big Hochstetler books] August 1 & 2, 2008 Near Goshen, Indiana AUG. 1, Fri. eve. Banquet: Fairhaven A. M. Church, 5 mi. E. ($12.50 must be prepaid by July 1, to JHFA) Speaker: Ervin R. Stutzman, Harrisonburg, Virginia AUG. 2, All-day Event at Bethany Christian School, 3 mi. S. FORENOON Registration begins 8:00, Make donation for expenses; get Souvenir. Choice of 9 Seminars, begins at 9:15; History Slides and Video; Fellowship with distant relatives; Vendors; Browse Exhibits; Children's activities; Make Genealogical Connections; Learn more about your History and Heritage; Meet Authors; More! NOON Catered Port-a-Pit lunch or bring your own brown bag picnic (Adults $7.50, children 12 and under, $4.00, prepaid by July 1, to JHFA) AFTERNOON Fellowship with distant relatives, other activities continue. PROGRAM, 2:30: Singing, German Lord's Prayer, Wayne Hochstetler, IL, Daniel Hochstetler, IN, GC President Jim Brenneman, IN; Short business session Sponsored by the Jacob Hochstetler Family Association, Inc. Publisher of the quarterly H/H/H Family Newsletter ($10 annually) To prepay meals, order Newsletter, or for more information, Write JHFA, P.O. Box 2085, Elkhart, IN 46515 Call or email Gordon Hostetler at 574/293-2924 or gordonh2@verizon.net Call or email Dan Hochstetler at 574/533-7819 or dhoch@maplenet.net Check the enhanced web site www.hostetler.net for more about your large, scattered, diverse family, the descendants of the devout Amish Mennonite 1738 Swiss German Immigrant Jacob Hochstetler Family. Plan to attend this once-in-five-years Nationwide Gathering.