All descendants of Jacob Emanuel Merner and his wife Susannah Schluchter are invited to the 64th annual family reunion being held on Saturday, July 9th. The reunion is being held at Merhaven Farms, home of cousins Larry and Louise Merner, located at 38315 Rodgerville Road in Zurich, Ontario.

The festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. and will include games for the kids (young cousins) and this year promises to include some special surprise activities for all.

Jacob and Susannah Merner were natives of Switzerland who immigrated to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the early 1800’s with 10 of their 12 known children. The family settled in New Hamburg, Ontario and from there the family has spread, primarily west throughout all of southwestern Ontario and throughout the U.S. mid-west, especially Illinois and Iowa.

Jacob and Susannah Merner are Ellen’s 3X great grandparents so Ellen and I have attended the reunion in past and I can guarantee that you will have a great time hanging out with the Merner clan. Meeting and connecting with cousins is always a good time.

This year’s reunion will feature a good, old fashioned pot-luck dinner so bring your favourite food, some lawn chairs and personal beverages. It’s time to re-connect with cousins and have a lot of fun.