CHURCH: Amish Mennonite Resources, Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carol Hepburn (chepburn@cox.net) Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ________________________________________________ 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