2005 BLATTENBERGER/PLATTENBERGER FAMILY REUNION
In 1984 Harold Lloy Blattenberger hosted a two-day family reunion at Martinsburg, PA to provide
an opportunity for family members from across the country and Germany to meet one another and
renew bonds of kinship among descendants. Two of the people in attendance were Franz and Ursula
Blattenberger from the Bavarian village of Rott Am Inn, not far from the ancestral home of the
family. Franz is a descendant of Anton Blattenberger, brother of Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger,
the American ancestor. In 1993 Omara Blattenberger organized a family reunion at Lancaster, PA in
recognition of the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger. The reunion
was well attended and was enjoyed by all. The most recent reunion was held in Stroudsburg, PA in 2001.
It was a smaller gathering but a success, none the less, with renewed acquaintances and new
attendees.
Roger Blattenberger and his cousin Nancy (Blattenberger) Bender are hosting the 2005
Blattenberger-Plattenberger reunion in Franklin County, Pennsylvania June 21st through 25th, 2005.
The schedule of events and the prices are listed below and are per person:
| Tuesday, 21 June | Family Golf Outing | $ 40.00 |
| Wednsday, 22 June | bus trip to Washington D.C. | $ 15.00 |
| Thursday, 23 June | guided tour of Gettysburg Battlefield | $ 10.00 |
| Friday 24 June | Dinner Buffet at The Four Points by Sheraton | $ 20.00 |
| Saturday, 25 June | chicken barbecue and family meeting | $ 8.00 adult, $ 6.50 child |
If participation is high enough, the golf outing my turn into a "just for the fun of it" tournament.
The trips to Gettysburg and Washington D.C. do not inlude lunch. The chicken barbecue will be held in historic
Mercersburg, just a few minutes outside of Chambersburg.
A block of rooms has been set aside at The Four Points by Sheraton in Chambersburg, PA under the
name Blattenberger. To make reservations call (717) 263-9191.
Additional hotels in the area are:
Hampton Inn, Chambersburg (717)261-9185
Holiday Inn Express, Chambersburg
(717)709-9009
Best Western Chambersburg (717)262-4994
Link to Bed & Breakfasts in Mercersburg
To reserve your place at all of the events please notify Roger Blattenberger by calling
(717)729-8172 cell, (717)328-3457 home, e-mail
rogerb@innernet.net or write to him at
4334 Ft Loudon Rd., Mercersburg, PA 17236. You may also contact his wife Lynda at
(717) 729-8173 cell or e-mail lyndab@innernet.net
Payment for the events that you plan to attend must be received by April 30, 2005.
Airports that service this area are Baltimore-Washington International in Baltimore, MD and
Harrisburg International in Harrisburg, PA, both are approximately 70 miles from Chambersburg, PA.
Also Hagerstown Regional Airport is approximately
15 miles from Chambersburg.