Gary, The H/H/H (Hochstetler/Hostetler/Hochstedler) Newsletter has extensive information on the search for Jacob's ancestors. If you are not aware of this newsletter, you definately need to get the info since some of the legwork has already been done. I'm also a descendant of Jacob (family 43 in Rev. Harvey's book): Jacob, John, Jacob, John, Rebecca m. John Hutzell, Cyrus Hutzell, Jacob E. Hutzell, Julia Hutzell Glessner, Louise Glessner & me - Gloria Bowser Snyder. Here is a site to check: http://www.hostetler.net/ Good luck. Gloria > ---------- > From: Kim091781@yahoo.com[SMTP:Kim091781@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 1:05 PM > To: HOSTETLER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Hostetler Surname > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Hostetler,Hochstetler,etc. > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4Bk.2ACIB/71 > > Message Board Post: > > I am planning a trip to Europe to research some of my ancestors and I'll > be there over for 9 weeks. My ancestor was Jacob whose family was attacked > by the indians. > Does anybody know where I should go to do my research or does someone > have all of the information that is to be found? > Where could I buy books that would teach me to write and read old german > script? > Thanks, > Gary Blosser > > > ==== HOSTETLER Mailing List ==== > This HOSTETLER list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >