My husband, Donald D. Engle, and I live in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvnia, a few miles from the original Ulrich Engle homesite at Wildcat near Marietta. Within a short distance is the "Magdalena House" built by Yokeli Engle, Ulrich's son, and the only infant to survive the Atlantic crossing. Outside of town are the homes of my Engle ancestors who went with the Pennsylvania colony to settle in Abilene, Kansas, around 1880. I grew up in the mountains of Western North Carolina listening to my grandmother Emma Juanita Engle Zimmerman tell "Engle stories" from Abilene, and Lancaster County. I was fascinated by the "Engle Book" and dreamed someday of visiting Lancaster County. While living in Washington, DC and tracing my specific Engle line, I became confused by the many "Johns" and "Jacobs." My great uncle Jake Engle referred me to Donald Engle in Lancaster County. for assistance. Don untangled the Engle web for my line which is truly "woven" among the various branches. Subsequently, cousins and I made several trips to visit relatives, both living and dead in Lancaster County. I felt very fortunate to know when my ancestors arrived in America and where they settled. Moreover, the family history showed my ancestors to be industrious, self-reliant and highly principled both in their daily lives and in their faith.

A decade later in an unusual twist of fate, Don and I married. Fortunately, we both shared an interest in the family genealogy which has given us many wonderful visits with extended family around the country. Don introduced me to John H. and Anna K. Engle of Palmyra, their siblings, Harold and Alma, and sons, Drs. John and Eugene who shared even more Engle stories and their valuable research. We also learned of David and Vi Engle and Mary Lynn Richardson who have a strong commitment to the preservation of the family history.

Currently Don and I are involved with cataloguing the Mary Jane Engle Wolfe papers at the Messiah College Archives which were collected from Engle relatives to update the Morris Engle book. Also, we are part of a group which is developing the Engle Family Association and planning an Engle reunion to be held in Lancaster County. in the summer of 2004. We often give "Engle Tours" to visiting relatives and expand our knowledge in the process. Finally, we have encouraged and collected family group sheets for the family data base which is an ongoing project. We are proud to report the family names of Engle, Shelly, Anna (Annie), Catherine (Katie), John, Jacob, Barbara, David, Daniel, Samuel, Benjamin, Mary, and Elizabeth are faithfully used in our families today.

Having recently helped in the organization of two local family meetings attended by 90 Engle descendants, we look forward to the reunion in 2004. We encourage all descendants to become involved in the Engle Family Association, reunion, book update, website and other projects.

Teresa Z. Engle
328 Farmview Lane
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania 17552