When: August 7-8, 1998
Where: Jeddo, Michigan
Hostess: Dorothy Strevel
Co-Hosts: David Strevel, Dennis Strevel, Robert Strevel and
all other interested descendants in the host state.
E-mail For More Information: Wesley Strever - wstrever@networksplus.net
Robert R. Strevel - poppie711@aol.com

Strevel Reunion at Jeddo, Michigan on August 7th & 8th, 1998
Hostess: Dorothy Strevel
Assisted By:
Sons: David Strevel of Chapel Hill, North Carolina &
Dennis Strevel of Davison, Michigan
Cousin: Robert R. Strevel of Enfield, Connecticut

     All Strevels, Strevells, Strevers and Streibles in North America are invited.  This year, we are holding the Reunion in Michigan for the first time and extended a special invitation to family members in Michigan, Ontario, Ohio and the other nearby states within a few hours driving distance.   The events are on a Friday evening and Saturday.  Camping is available at Port Huron KOA, 5111 Lapeer Rd., Kimball, Michigan (810) 987-4070, or the Michigan State Park at Lakeport.  For State Park Reservations, the State has a free reservation and information number at 1-800-447-2757, and the Lakeport Park is at 1-800-327-6765.  Hotels and motels would be found at Port Huron, Michigan, about 15 miles from Jeddo.

     On Friday evening, August 7th, we'll have a cookout at Dorothy Strevel's home, one mile south of Jeddo at 5:00 p.m.   Within a mile of this home, Mathias and Sarah McNary Strevel settled in 1850.   They brought with them their four sons, Clark, Wesley, Norman and Abbott, and their two daughters, Phoebe and Betsy.  They came from Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.  Their sons eventually carved out farms side-by-side along the same Harris Road as their father.

     On Saturday, August 8th, we'll start with an 11:00 a.m. lunch and get-together at the Grant Township Park picnic pavilion, about 500 feet south of Dorothy Strevel's house on Wildcat Road.  The park is on farmland donated by Wesley and Dorothy Strevel.  Soup, sandwiches and beverages will be furnished by the local Strevels.

     At 1:00 p.m., we will begin a tour of the farms, the Strevel cemetery between Clark and Wesley's farm, and several other local cemeteries where Strevels are found.  We'll go to the Port Huron riverfront to see 1000-foot Lakes freighters pass on the St. Claire River, and possibly tour the historic Coast Guard Lightship Huron, now on display.

     At 5:30 p.m., we will gather at the Dorsey House, on Route 136 about 8 miles northwest of Port Huron.  It's the best restaurant within many miles, rebuilt in 1996.  The Dorsey House was a stagecoach stop from Michigan's earliest days, the first stop out of Port Huron on the 100 mile trip to Saginaw.  We'll buy our own dinners, about $15.00, visit and have the Reunion business meeting from about 8:00 to 8:30 p.m.