<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 38.8pt 0in 43.25pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;line-height:99%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:99%">Snell -Zimmmerman-Timmerman
Family Reunion Sunday August 24, 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:99%"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">We had a wonderful event at the ice
cream social held Saturday August 23<sup>rd</sup> at 6 pm. The rain held off, and
everyone enjoyed ice cream sundaes (coming back for seconds) and watching the
sun set over the Mohawk Valley. Families came from near and far to attend the
event, and children were everywhere-- they even rang the church bell and had a
great time doing it. We had cars parked everywhere. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">On Sunday
(August 24th) the day of our reunion we held the flag-raising ceremony, which
was followed by the re-dedication of our soldiers buried at Snells Bush Church.
Each year, we honor two soldiers that are buried in the cemetery. This year, we
honored Adam Klock and Peter Woolever. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> Adam Klock served as a soldier in the
Revolutionary War in the Tryon County Militia and was in the Battle of
Johnstown. He was taken prisoner and taken off to Canada for two months. Later
he finally returned back to the Mohawk Valley. When the conflict broke out for
the War of 1812-- he again joined the militia. He became a corporal in Colonel
Getman’s regiment. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Peter Woolever
had also served in the Revolutionary War in the Tryon County Militia where he
served as a drummer. Though the years of the war, he served in many different
places and even became a corporal. He was stationed at Fort Dayton and fought
in the Battle of Stone Arabia. We ended the presentation with taps -----a
cannon salute----- from the re-enactors of Tryon County Milita who attended our
event. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">At 11 am the bell rang to call everyone
to worship in our historic Snells Bush Church. This year we had a lay speaker
Paul Ammerman who led us in our worship service. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 4.35pt;text-indent:21pt;line-height:105%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> <i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:105%">“Back in
1938 we obtained ownership of the church and cemeteries. It was officially incorporated
October 5, 1943 as the Snell-Zimmerman-Timmerman Reunion Inc. by Justice
of the Supreme Court of the State of New York- Abram Zoller. As long as we
hold at
least one church service each year the Snells Bush Church can retain the name
of St. Paul’s
Dutch Reformed Church.” (from the revised booklet ”Snells Bush Church”).</span></i>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">This year we
had Nancy Schuyler as a accompaniment who played the old pump organ and piano.
Gertrude Ortlieb organized the Bulletin and music for the worship service.
Gertrude and Dawn Ortlieb, Andrea and Ann Thayer presented our special music,
and the beautiful flowers were provided by Jim Berry and wife. We wish to thank
them for their wonderful presentation which added to our church service. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:20.9pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The worship
service started with pump organ prelude by Nancy Schuyler. Greeting from Paul Ammeramn.
Our traditional hymn “Faith of our Fathers” was sung by the congregation. The invocation
was given, followed by special music by Gertrude, Dawn, Andrea and Ann. The<i> first note--</i> scripture text was Gen:3:1, Numbers 21:9 and John3:14
&25. A silent prayer for the departed members and pastoral prayer. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The <i>second note---</i> was a hymn was “We’ve a
story to tell to the nations”. The offering was collected while music was
presented. The Doxology was next followed by a prayer of thanksgiving. The scripture reading was Psalm 22. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.55pt 21.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The<i> third note</i>--- was scripture text Isaiah 53 and prayer. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;text-indent:21pt;line-height:100%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The<i> recap</i>--- Scripture text- John3:14-17 &Luke 23: 39-43, Next we
had a prayer and hymn “To God Be the Glory” which the music was included in the
bulletin. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Announcements
- Bill Timmerman----our president asked everyone to stay for a short business
meeting and to stay for a catered luncheon and presentations. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.1pt 21pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Annual meeting</b> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.55pt 21.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The meeting was called to order
by our president Bill Timmerman </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.55pt 21.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Secretary report was read and
accepted. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.55pt 21.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The treasurer’s report was
explained by Peter Burkdorf and accepted. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Corresponding
Secretary Sarah Israel reminded everyone to please update their mailing and
email addresses when changed. She is also working on organizing files by year
of the reunion so it will be possible to review them when needed. We are
working on the cemetery markers to straighten them. It was suggested that we
could look into getting maybe the Boy Scouts to volunteer to help. It was
mentioned that some stones need cleaning. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Wedding - This spring (April) we
had Baptism for two little girls. We have 3 weddings this year, September 9
&13 and one in October. A motion was made at our business meeting earlier
to raise the wedding fees at the church to $350 as of January 2026. The wedding party is responsible for cleaning
the church, but we take care of the mowing. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Old business--- A sign was donated by
Nancy Cioch to place at the lower cemetery as there is no sign there and we
need to make sure the public knows it included with the Snells Bush Church. Jim
Berry is working on getting the sign repainted that fell in the ditch
announcing the-- Historic area of </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Snells Bush. It will be placed by
the lower cemetery where it will be viewed by passer byes. David Haughton is
working of placing a LED small spotlight for the stain glass windows at the
front of the church to illuminate them. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">New
business----The ceiling painting is done and it looks great. We need to repaint
some spots on the north side exterior of the church as the winters are bad and
the paint chips off. Some fixing needs to be done around the exterior at the
front entrance of the church. We are looking for storage bookcases to be put in
the balcony for storage of genealogy books and files. This area could be used
to do research of the genealogy books that we have for our members. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Election of
officers and trustees----- A call for members who would like to serve on the
board was presented. Ken Johnson wanted to be a trustee. There were no other
nominations, so a vote was cast to retain the current officers that their terms
were up. The following are the officers for the coming year. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.75pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">President
Bill
Timmerman </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.75pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Vice
President Sarah
Burkdorf </p>
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Peter
Burkdorf </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.75pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Secretary
Stephanie
Timmerman </p>
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Secretary Sarah Israel </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6.25pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Wedding
coordinator Wendy Marchese </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.65pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Historian
Sarah
Israel </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.75pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Webmaster
Kevin
Jorrey </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Mail box Patrick
Babcock </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Mailing Address </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Snell-Zimmerman-Timmerman Family Reunion Inc. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> PO Box 623 Little Falls New York 13365 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Web site <a href="https://szt-genealogy.org/index.htm"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">szt</span></a><a href="https://szt-genealogy.org/index.htm"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">-</span></a><a href="https://szt-genealogy.org/index.htm"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">genealogy.org</span></a><a href="https://szt-genealogy.org/index.htm"><span style="color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span></a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Facebook<a href="https://www.facebook.com/snellsbushchurch"><span style="color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/snellsbushchurch"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Snells
Bush Church</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/snellsbushchurch"><span style="color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Contact
Sarah Israel 518-489-2725 <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:sarahtisrael@yahoo.com">sarahtisrael@yahoo.com</a></span></u>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 5.55pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:103%"> </span>Nancy Cioch 315-866-3419 <u><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><a href="mailto:ncioch@yahoo.com">ncioch@yahoo.com</a></span></u> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> The meeting was adjoined, and everyone went
out to have lunch. Many members stopped at the book room to look and buy the
genealogy books that we sell. Many of these books have little stories of the
various families settling on the frontier and traveling west to homestead in
later years. The lunch was enjoyed by all with cakes and pies for dessert. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The
re-enactors of Tryon County Militia presented a small program and demonstrated
the cannon firing. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:21pt;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> We
also had Sue Brewer a member of the reunion who wrote a book entitled “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Land-Hundred-Betrayal-Territory-ebook/dp/B0CVMCXTYG"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">The Best Land</span></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Land-Hundred-Betrayal-Territory-ebook/dp/B0CVMCXTYG"><span style="color:black;text-decoration-line:none">”</span></a> about
the Oneida Indians and a homesteading family living next to each other and how
they existed in those times. It is interesting to note that the Indian, Denny
family was Hon Jost Doxstader family who fought in the American Revolution and
received a pension from the American government. The homestead family was descended from Lt.
Henry Timmerman and the Vedder family line. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Bill Timmerman President </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:103%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Sarah
Israel Corresponding
secretary </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 21pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 21pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 21pt;text-indent:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">A PDF version of this report is also attached.</span> </p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div>