FAMILY REUNION - JUNE 2004

 

Dear fellow Hartshorns,

Here is a proposal for our family reunion to be held June 20-23, 2004. We have a tentative agenda and estimated costs as shown below. We will need confirmed reservations and deposits of $300 (per couple) by February 28 to proceed. Because we cannot make final arrangements until we have a confirmed count of participants, we cannot guarantee this agenda but we will do our best.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you will be attending. Please respond by email or telephone with your initial response to:

 

Barbara Hartshorn
(410 226-0022)

 Linda Smith
(410 745-6892)

 

Mail confirmations and checks to:

Hartshorn Reunion
c/o John Hartshorn Neal
24843 Deep Water Point Drive
St. Michaels, MD 21663

 

Please include your email address if you have one and indicate the number of people
and number of rooms you need. We will make reservations for you at Harrison's.
If sufficient interest is not expressed we will refund your deposits.

Additional payments of $300 each (per couple) will be due on April 1st and June 1st.
(Initial payment of $300 due by Febuary 28)

We look forward to seeing you all and having a great time!

HARTSHORN FAMILY REUNION - JUNE 2004

Tentative Itinerary

 

June 20
Sunday

7-9 PM

 Arrival at Harrison's Chesapeake House, Tilghman island, Maryland. Closest airport is Baltimore-Washington International. It is about a two hour drive from the airport to Harrison's. Harrison's has a pool and provides opportunities for sport fishing and summer relaxing.

Reunion registration at Harrison's. (Dinner tonight is on your own.)

June 21 Monday Breakfast at Harrison's. Chartered bus will transport the group to St. Michaels (about 10 miles). St. Michael's has a nice mix of history, gift shops, restaurants, and small town charm. It is known as "the town that fooled the British" due to the clever action of early settlers during the war of 1812. Upon word of an impending attack the townspeople hoisted lanterns high up onto the masts of their sailboats and into the tops of the trees causing the British to overshoot the town. On a guided tour of the Maritime Museum, situated on the water front we will learn about the Chesapeake Bay and the stories of the people who have lived, worked, and played there. Lunch will be on your own. Then free time to visit the various shops and wander around the quaint village. Return by bus at 2:30 PM to Harrison's for a cruise on the Chesapeake Bay.

After the cruise Harrison's will provide dinner for the group.

June 22 Tuesday Breakfast at Harrison's. Chartered bus to Annapolis, MD. Founded in 1649, and the capital of the U.S. at the end of the Revolutionary War, Annapolis is a scenic town of trim colonial buildings along tree-lined brick streets. Qualm shops and restaurants draw strollers to the well-preserved downtown historic area, built mostly in the mid 1700s, and to the busy water front.

We will begin with a tour of the Naval Academy. Guided and/or self-guided tours will cover additional sites. A group lunch will be arranged. Then free time and dinner on your own. Chartered bus will transport the group back to Harrison's.

June 23 Wednesday Breakfast at Harrison's. Chartered bus to Oxford for a tour of the town. Named after the town in England, Oxford was a busy port in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It boomed for a short time in the late 1800s as a shipping center for oysters. Author" James Michener often ate here at the Robert Morris Inn but during the time he was working on "Chesapeake". Lunch will be arranged in Oxford. Return bus to Harrison's and an afternoon to relax. Car pool (about 9 miles) to the Miles River Yacht Club for the business meeting, followed by a buffet dinner and entertainment by singer Shelly Abbot. Known for her Patsy Cline show. Car pool back to Harrison's.

 

June 24 Thursday
Breakfast at Harrrison's. Depart

 

Estimated Costs
  • Registration Reunion Fee: $900 per couple
    (Adjustments will be made for singles.)
  • Lodging @ $75 per night/per couple for 4 nights
  • Four breakfasts
  • Bus Charter
  • All tours
  • Group dinner at Harrison's on June 21
  • Group lunches on June 22 and June 23
  • Group dinner and entertainment on June 23

 

Individual On-your-Own Costs:
  • Air fares and rental cars or other transportation
  • Lunch on June 21
  • Dinner on June 20 and June 22

 

Harrison's Chesapeake House is located at:

Harrison's Chesapeake House
21551 Chesapeake House Drive
Tilghman Island, MD 21671

410-886-2121 or 410-886-2109 Fax 410-886-2599

 

Apologies to Barbara and Elden, our hosts for this reunion, for this picture.

It was the only one I had.

However, this is a pleasant reminder of a wonderful Hartshorn reunion in Burlington, Vermont

Our Hosts, Barbara and Elden Hartshorn

 

Directions: From Baltimore-Washington International Airport, take Route 97 toward Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. At intersection with Route 50 continue east and cross the Bay Bridge. Continue on Route 50 and follow the signs for Easton. Bear right on to Route 322 and follow the signs for St. Michaels: Turn right on to Route 33. Continue through St. Michaels and cross the Tilghman Island bridge (about 20 miles). After you cross the bridge continue about 1/2 mile. Harrison's is on the left.

 

 

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