Last June, folks gathered for the 79th reunion of the John Corbly Descendents Association. It was held this year in the historic Corbly Baptist Church in Gerards Fort near Washington, Pennsylvania. Those attending will be exploring the history surrounding this church, the Corbly house and Garads Fort Cemetery as well as seeing many details associated with the massacre area.
Attendees also were able to meet some of the descendants of Corbly's three wives: Abigail, Elizabeth and Nancy, and his 17 children! Yes, things were different in those days!
"This year, in June 2011, members of the group purchased copies of my book, Frontier Preacher. I only wish I could have been there in remembrance of this remarkable man!"
-Sam Hossler
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sam Hossler has been a freelance writer for over 30 years in that time he has written literally hundreds of magazine articles as well as newspaper columns on the outdoors. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers of America Association and a past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. In 2005 he had his first book published, The Summer of 1763, and in 2007 his second book, The Great Land Grab, was published.