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11TH NATIONAL TWIDWELL REUNION
Accommodations
 Getting
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Activities
Stuff to Do
Books
T-Shirts
Information Links
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Accommodations
 Hotel
and
Conference
Center
Phone:
217-529-6626
625 East St.
Joseph
Toll Free:
1-888-707-8366
Springfield
,
IL
62703
Web site:
www.rt66hotel.com
A block of rooms has been
reserved for our reunion. A 2-double bed room can be reserved for a special
group room rate of $66. You must mention your are with the Twidwell Reunion and
you must call to make reservations. Reservations should be made by June 10th
to get the group rate. Amenities include heated outdoor pool, “mini-museum”,
and Filling Station Bar and Grill. Located just a few blocks north of the
6th Street
exit from either I-72 (East/West) or I-55
(North/South).
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Getting
There
Air:
Abraham
Lincoln
Capital
Airport
– flights to and from
St. Louis
,
Chicago
and
Washington
,
D.C.
on American Connection (American Airlines) and
United Express (United Airlines). www.flyspi.com
Rail:
Amtrak – station in downtown
Springfield
. Phone: 1-800-872-7245
Web Site: www.amtrak.com.
Auto:
Springfield
is located at the intersection of two
interstates – I-55 (historic Rte. 66) and I-72.
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Reunion
Activities
Friday, June 27th
- Registration
and social hour in reserved banquet room starting at
3:00PM; buffet dinner at 6:30PM; family meeting at 8:00PM;
hanging out with Twidwell folk until 1:00AM (if we last that long!).
Saturday, June 28th
-
11:00AM – 2:00PM
, Family Picnic at Douglas Park reserved pavilion
with good food, fun activities and good conversation. A playground is close to our location. Douglas Park
is close to downtown Springfield
and the
Lincoln
sites.
Sunday, June 29th
- Say
good-byes until next time.
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Stuff
to Do
A
packet of materials with information on historic sites, points of interest,
dining and shopping will be available when you register.
Historic
Sites: Lincoln Home, Lincoln Tomb, Lincoln Presidential
Library/Museum, Old State Capitol, Illinois State Capitol, Illinois State
Museum, Lincoln Depot, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, New Salem State Park, Dana
Thomas House, Edwards Place, Elijah Iles House, Vachel Lindsay Home, Thomas Rees
Memorial Carillon, Rte. 66 Attractions
Memorials:
Camp Butler National Cemetery
,
Illinois
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, WW II Veterans Memorial,
Lincoln
Memorial
Gardens
Special
Events:
Lincoln
’s Final Journey (
Museum
of
Funeral Directors
), Old Capitol Farmer’s Market, All in a
Day’s Work (
New
Salem
State Park
)
Activities:
Golf, Knight’s Action
Park, " Geocaching" with Carol Twidwell
McDonald!
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Family
Books
Twidwell
Reunions from 1939 ($5.00)
– Twidwell Reunions from 1939-updates ($1.00) – Descendants of Thomas Twidwell ($40.00) –
Wayne
County
Twidwells
and
Related Families ($8.00) –
Newsletters ($1.00) – All available at the reunion.
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T-Shirts
T-shirts will
be available. For T-shirt sizes available and prices see the Registration
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Information
Links
Get more information --
Route 66 Hotel and Conference
Center http://www.rt66hotel.com
Springfield Convention and Visitors
Bureau http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum http://www.alplm.org/home.html
Vachel Lindsay
Home http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/vachel_lindsay.htm
Dana Thomas
House http://www.dana-thomas.org
Lincoln Home Historic
Site http://www.nps.gov/liho
Springfield Park District (Golf,
Carillon) http://www.springfieldparks.org
Lincoln's New Salem Historic
Site http://www.lincolnsnewsalem.com
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