of the Laux family's coming to America
(all spellings included - Laux, Loux, Loucks, Laucks, Louck, Lauck, Louks, etc.)
will be held on
June 25th, 26th, 27th of 2010
in York, Pennsylvania
We are having the 300th Anniversary Reunion in York PA area because of all the family history the area includes and because it is centrally located to Hershey, Hanover, Gettysburg, and the Lancaster areas. Plan to have your summer vacation in this area with the 300th Anniversary Reunion as the highlight event of the week!!
This is a 2 1/2 day event and will also be an International Reunion thanks to our Canadian branches and maybe families from Germany, France, Netherlands, & Argentina.
The York County area includes many Golf Courses, a Minor League Baseball Stadium, an Ice Rink, 3 State and
8 County Parks (check out the Memorial Park), a 21-mile bike trail, Performing Arts Centers, Antiques, Museums (including the Historical Museum & Research Library), over 300 cemeteries, and much, much more!
Click here for a short video overview of York County: http://www.yorkpa.org/videos/york_high.wmv
You can also find at http://www.yorkpa.org how to request a free York County Visitor's Guide, coupons for York County area sites and lodging, plus much, much more!!
York County is also known as the "Factory Tour Capital of the World". There are more than 25 tours available including Harley-Davidson, Martin's Potato Chips, Hershey's Chocolate World, Hope Acres Robotic Dairy Farm, Stauffer's Cookie Out, Wolfgang Candy Factory and the Susquehanna Glass Factory just to name a few. More info at http://www.yorkpa.org/
Check out the following sources for additional information on the York area too.
http://downtownyorkpa.com/
http://yorkblog.com
www.yorkheritage.org/
http://www.experienceyork.com/
www.inyork.com
http://yorklinks.net
Surrounding area info can be found at:
http://www.lyhr.org An Excellent Site for Information!!!!
www.sight-sound.com (Christian Musical Theatre)
So start planning your Pennsylvania vacation now!
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In the mean time, I hope you will enjoy reading about our Historical Background and about our Family Characteristics. Or check out the new page on some of our Famous Family Members. View the Family Charts to see where your "Branch" fits in and use the Genealogy Sources to assist you in furthering your research.
Also, since many of you have asked how you can add to the family chart, another website has been started at: http://lauxfamily.tribalpages.com/. Check it out!
Finally, check the Guest Book from time-to-time. You just may find someone from your tree that's looking for you.
Sincerely,
Ginger Loucks
Website Administrator
gloucks@verizon.net