On June 20, 1923, a large group of descendants of Jacob and Elijah Hoffman gathered to celebrate one hundred years since the two patriarchs had settled in the area. The reunion was held at the home of Amos Hoffman, at the old Hoffman homestead on the road east of the village of Moscow, in Camden East Township. A luncheon was served to over two hundred guests on the lawn of the property.
It was a significant enough event to warrant coverage in The Kingston Standard on June 25, when a full page was devoted to coverage. The article explained that the two pioneers had descended from Palatine German families who had fled the wars of Europe to Queen Anne’s England in 1709, before being settled in the Mohawk Valley of the New York Colony. After the American Revolutionary War, Jacob and Elijah Hoffman fled north with other Loyalists and ended up being the first European settlers to homestead in the area that eventually became Moscow, Camden East, Lennox & Addington.
One hundred years further on, on June 10, 2023, a bi-centennial celebration was held at the same home, now owned by Tom Mawhinney (who is not a Hoffman descendant) on the road east of Moscow, now called Huffman Road.
This event was organized by Amelia Nikkel, who does trace her lineage back to Jacob and Elijah Hoffman. Around fifty people, including descendants, cousins, as well as members of the Kingston Branch of OGS met at the Friends Meeting Hall in Moscow for a reception and to view artifacts and mementos. A photo was taken on the lawn of the Hoffman homestead just as had been done one hundred years before.
