My father, John H. Engle, has been interested in the history of the Engle family since Morris Engle published The History of the Engle Family in America, 1754-1927. Daddy grew up near Marietta, Lancaster County, PA, only a few miles from Ulrich Engel's 1754 homestead. For years, he has worked on maintaining the family cemetery, has lead tours of historic Engle family sites, and in the 1970's and 1980's worked with a committee to gather information for an update of the "Engle Book." My brother, Eugene K. Engle, has done extensive research on the land records, wills, and other public records on the Engle family. My own efforts have been devoted primarily to the Swiss origins of the Engel/Engle family, and in compiling genealogical information about the Engle family in a genealogy database. In 1993, I published a translation of a letter from Ulrich Engel to his brother in Switzerland.

My goals for the Engle Family Web site are to provide a place for descendants of Ulrich and Anna Engel to share information, stories, and photographs, as well as facilitate gathering additional material for a new "Engle Book". Teresa and Don Engle have been a tremendous help, especially by contacting descendants of the Kansas pioneer John M. Engle (my great-grandfather Eli M. Engle's brother).

I am delighted that Mary Lynn Richardson (my second cousin) has agreed to be our webmaster. Family web sites offer an exciting new way to publish information. I hope you will enjoy our efforts, and that this will stimulate you to share your knowledge with other members of the Engle family.

John E. Engle,
10 Lloyd Road
Waterville, ME 04901