The BLANKENBECKLER / GERMANNA COLONIES REUNION WILL BE HELD; Willow Springs, Mo. May 26th & 27th, 2001 Sat. 8:AM-6:PM Sun. 8:AM till______ Memorial day weekend It will be held at the Pavilion in the City Park at the corner of 10th St.& N. Walnut St. We are having a drawing on Sat. the 26th.of May at the reunion. Deadline for registration is the 29th of April & you must attend the reunion to qualify. One entry per family. Please send your entry stating your name, e-mail &/or home address, how many in your group will be attending the reunion TO: Helen Cast 310 Park Row Snow Hill, Md. 21863 hcast@dmv.com The prize to be awarded will be an antique butter mold circa mid 1800. Hand made & hand carved has great patina with double wheat pattern. Women used these molds to enhance the butter they sold. Each household had their own pattern. The attachment is a photo of the mold. Those of you who are receiving this on a mailing list & since I cannot send the photo to the lists, Please send me your e-mail address & I will be happy to forward the picture to you. Since I will be leaving my home on the 1st of May I will be sending only one more message after this one. My husband will be taking his laptop so if you need to get in touch with me after May the 1st. you can use this e-mail address: gypsycats@prodigy.net. I will answer as soon as I can. I hope to see you at the reunion. It seems very promising & I am very excited & hopeful about it. To repeat, we are having some very prominent genealogists attending. Plenty of good food & some of the best entertainment. Don't forget to bring your dessert if possible. If you are unable to bring a dessert, no problem. There will be plenty. If you are having trouble finding a place to stay, please let me know. I still might be able to help. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING ANY & ALL GENEALOGY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO YOUR LINE. Books, pictures, certificates [birth, death, marriage etc] . If you need anymore information please let me know. I will be here at this address til April 29th. Helen Cast 310 Park Row Snow Hill, Md. 21863 hcast@dmv.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----