Hello USS Franklin crew, family & friends! We are pleased to announce the 2019 USS Franklin Reunion will be hosted in Nashville Tennessee! The reunion will be held Thursday July 11th through Sunday July 14th at the Embassy Suites Vanderbilt in Nashville.

We would like to extend an invitation to the veterans of the USS O’Callahan and USS Gary.  These two ships continued the legacy of the USS Franklin by virtue of their namesakes.  The USS O’Callahan was named after Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O’Callahan, and the USS Gary was named after Commander Donald A. Gary, both Medal of Honor recipients for their rescue of crewmen on the USS Franklin.

There are a limited number of rooms reserved at the USS Franklin rate of $199 per night plus tax.  To book your room for the reunion please contact the hotel directly as soon as possible.  

Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville at Vanderbilt
1811 Broadway Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Telephone: +1-615-320-8899

Or visit this site: https://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/B/BNAESES-USS-20190711/index.jhtml.

Please tell the booking agent that you are with the USS Franklin reunion to get our group rate.

The registration PDF document can be found at the link below:

USS Franklin Reunion 2019 Registration

The hotel reservation deadline and the reunion reservation deadline are both May 31, 2019.

We look forward to seeing you all in July!
Sincerely your hosts the Hamm and Engelhard families.

USS Franklin Reunion 2016 – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
June 23-24-25-26, 2016

Contact information:

Joyce Conklin – 724-825-3541 joyce.conklin@yahoo.com
Sheila Hartley – 304-662-6865 hartleysheila@yahoo.com

Hotel Accomodations:

1863 Inn of Gettysburg, 516 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-6211 – www.1863innofgettysburg.com Rooms will be held up to 45 days prior to the reunion and then they will open up to the public. The rooms WILL fill up and be released, so please make your room reservations asap! Double occupancy rooms $125 on Thursday $145 on Friday and Saturday. PARKING AND BREAKFAST INCLUDED!

Events:

Thursday, June 23 – check in and explore downtown Gettysburg

Friday, June 24
3 hour bus battlefield tour with a Licensed Battlefield Guide
Tour Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center Civil War Museum, Film – “A New Birth of Freedom” and the Gettysburg Cyclorama
Box lunch provided
Optional evening “Ghost Tour”

Saturday, June 25
Eisenhower National Historic Site Home and Farm Tour
Gettysburg Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Tour
Gettysburg National Cemetery – self guided tour
Evening banquet

Sunday, June 26 – Farewell Breakfast

Registration Fee:

$155 for Adults/$140 for children under 16 and under

Registration Form:

Please download the registration form, print it out and send your registration to Joyce Conklin.  Instructions are included on the registration form.  The PDF Registration form is available at the link below:

2016 USS Franklin Reunion Registration

Save the Date – June 23-24-25, 2016

USS Franklin Reunion – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Nearest airports:

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 50 miles – Harrisburg International Airport (airport code: MDT)
• Baltimore, Maryland: 60 miles – Baltimore International Airport (airport code: BWI)
• Washington, DC: 87 miles – Ronald Regan International Airport (airport code:DCA) and 80 miles – Washington Dulles International Airport (airport code: IAD)
• (Amtrak goes to Harrisburg, then there’s a bus to Gettysburg, but the train does not go to Gettysburg.)

Hotel Accomodations: – 1863 Inn of Gettysburg, right in the heart of downtown Gettysburg!

• 516 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325 | (717) 334-6211 – rooms will be held up to 45 days prior to the reunion and then they will open up to the public and the rooms WILL fill up, so make your room reservations asap! $125 – Thursday $145 – Friday and Saturday double bed rooms PARKING AND BREAKFAST INCLUDED!

Events:

Thursday, June 23 – check in and explore downtown Gettysburg

Friday, June 24

• 3 hour bus battlefield tour with a Licensed Battlefield Guide
• Visit Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center Civil War Museum, Film – “A New Birth of Freedom” and the Gettysburg Cyclorama
• Box lunch provided
• Optional evening “Ghost Tour”

Saturday, June 25

• Eisenhower National Historic Site with National Park Service Ranger
• Hall of Presidents and First Ladies – self guided tour
• Gettysburg National Cemetery – self guided tour
• Evening banquet with some special guests!

Want to brush up on Gettysburg?

• Ask your local librarian for any book recommendations about Gettysburg
• Google “Battle of Gettysburg”
• Watch anything on the History Channel about The American Civil War, The Battle of Gettysburg, or Abraham Lincoln
• Watch “Gettysburg” (1993 starring Martin Sheen, Jeff Daniels and Tom Berenger), adapted from the book “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara
• Watch Gettysburg – Final Measure of Devotion, written and directed by ROBERT CHILD, available on Amazon Instant Video and Amazon DVD (Documentary told through 150^th Anniversary Reenactments)
• To find your state’s monuments at Gettysburg: com and click on “Gettysburg.” There are over 1,200 monuments to explore, as well as headquarters, farms, and virtual tours.
• http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm – this is the National Park Service Visitor’s Center Website
• http://www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm – this is the website for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Home and Farm which we will be visiting
• http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/gettysburg-tours/museum-hall-of-presidents-first-ladies/ – Hall of Presidents and First Ladies
• http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/gettysburg-tours/gettysburg-tours/licensed-guided-bus-tour/ – bus tour information
• Gettysburg Group Reservations is on Facebook. You will see some groups that are touring the same places we will be touring!

At the 2015 Milwaukee reunion general meeting, Joyce Conklin announced that the 2016 USS Franklin Reunion is set for Gettysburg Pennsylvania June 23, 24, and 25th 2016.  The hotel is 1863 Inn of Gettysburg, 516 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325.  Their phone number is (717) 334-6211.  Make your reservations ASAP.  Parking and Breakfast is included.

Click the following link to download a PDF File containing all of the Save The Date information:

2016 Franklin Reunion Save The Date