This book describes in colorful narrative (featuring over 350 historical and modern images) the origins of the Kistler family, original PA Dutch settlers of Kistler Valley, PA, and their contemporary extensions throughout North America. Complemented by a full index of military service, with details of over 300 family veterans who have served from the colonial Indian wars to present. Also included are the stories of "allied families"--those linked to the Kistlers by various means. These include: The Kings, Lindleys, Liebenderfers, Bartletts, Herricks, Liebenderfers, Wottrings, Pattons, Leightys, Smiths, Hares, Shallenbergers, Fikes, Collinses, Sutmans, Greens, Torettis, Gawreluks, Hoffmans, Fogels, and Langenheims.