Year
|
Date |
Attendees |
Highlights
and resources for more information |
| 2019 |
8/2-4/2019 |
90
|
Celebration of 50th Anniversary of first Zeisset
Reunion Web
site |
| 2016 |
7/29-31/2016 |
64 |
Focus on Bettie Hoerman and Henry Zeisset families.
Presentation on Leonardville history. Funds raised for stone
cemetery sign. Web
site |
| 2014 |
8/1-3/2014 |
79 |
Focus on Jake Zeisset and Lizzie Weller families. Agricultural historian portrays 1880s German
immigrant farmer. Web site |
| 2012 |
7/27-29/2012 |
77 |
First reunion scheduled for 3 days.
Focus on Bertha Nanninga family.
Tour of Cott family farm. Web site |
| 2010 |
8/7-8/2010 |
105 |
Saturday in Seneca features Louise Swart family. Zeisset Family Cookbook
unveiled. Web
site |
| 2008 |
7/26-27/2008 |
84 |
Farm tour and slide show from 2006 trip.
Web site |
| 2006 |
8/1-10/2006 |
32 |
Tour of ancestral sites in Germany.
32 Americans meet with 20 European Zeissets in
Weisweil, Germany. Web site |
| 2004 |
8/14-15/2004 |
115 |
First 2-day reunion includes museum visit and bus tour
of farmsteads of the 6 immigrants. article for
Riley Countian |
| 2002 |
8/11/2002 |
55
|
Minutes |
| 2000 |
8/20/2000 |
48 |
Loretta Hoerman presents her research that extends our
line back to Abraham Zeisset (1718-1787). Minutes, Riley
Countian |
| 1998 |
8/16/1998 |
53 |
First Zeisset genealogy website launched.
Minutes |
| 1996 |
8/18/1996 |
48 |
Descendants of Johann Zeisset (Illinois) and Samuel
Zeiset (Kansas) attend for the first time. Attendees, Riley Countian |
| 1994 |
8/21/1994 |
59 |
Riley
Countian |
| 1992 |
8/16/1992 |
63 |
Merton Zeisset presents his book "Our First Century in
America". Riley
Countian |
| 1990 |
8/19/1990 |
27 |
Riley
Countian |
| 1988 |
8/21/1988 |
53 |
Riley
Countian |
| 1986 |
8/10/1986 |
72 |
First family group photos. Riley Countian |
| 1984 |
10/13/1984 |
34 |
Attendees, Riley
Countian |
| 1980 |
10/19/1980 |
45 |
Attendees
|
| 1977 |
10/16/1977 |
67 |
Minutes |
| 1975 |
7/19/1975 |
75 |
Minutes |
| 1973 |
10/21/1973 |
79 |
Start of tradition identifying oldest, youngest, and
most distant attendees. Minutes |
| 1972 |
6/19/1972 |
60 |
Merton and Ray Zeisset talk about their visit to
ancestral sites in Germany. Minutes, Summary |
| 1969 |
10/18/1969 |
100 |
First reunion, Sunday afternoon potluck.
Attendee
list, Minutes, Summary, Riley
Countian |
