The 275th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Glattfelder Family in America

The 113th annual family reunion, celebrating the 275th anniversary of the arrival of our family in America has come and gone. Considering that there was flooding and road closures in the immediate area, we were very fortunate to be able to hold the Reunion festivities at Heimwald!

The Reunion started Saturday morning with a motor coach tour of sites pertaining to the early generations of Glattfelders in America. The tour included three local cemeteries, lunch at Brown's Orchard and Farm Market, and we spent several hours at the Colonial Complex operated by the York History Center. We enjoyed the YHC's annual "Colonial York Day" with living history demonstrations. There were 34 people who participated.

We returned to Heimwald for picnicking, and as usual we enjoyed the Brodbecks Band concert as well as some of York County's finest foods: Sechrist hot dogs, fresh Brenneman chow-chow, soft pretzels and Carmen's ice cream. There were 105 people who participated.

Sunday's festivities started with some typical Pennsylvania Dutch fare - Hog Maw (35 people partook), slippery Potpie (45 people partook), and a Vegetarian option was available (9 people partook) - it was delicious! Various souvenir items and family merchandise was available for sale, including family sweatshirts, polo shirts, stationary, 100th Reunion booklets, and various DVDs.

Another Anniversary Reunion highlight was the dedication of a new plaque at Heimwald Park for Dr. Noah Glattfelder, whose book on the descendants of Casper helped lead to the reunions and the Casper Glattfelder Association of America. View the video by following this link.

Historical committee member Jean Robinson presented the following historical program.