Welcome to the 45th Annual Packard Club National Meet Web Site.
Your PAC National Meet committee invites you to share with us of your family’s Civil War veterans, Union and/ or Confederate! Send your ancestral stories to Rick Parker rick@nerds.net , and they will be published in the meet package. Tell their name, their relationship to you, their unit, and the stories you have heard! Do you have a picture? Send it along!
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2010 PACKARD CLUB NATIONAL MEET SYNOPSES by meet chairman William N. "Bill" Johnson.
Detail information:
HOTEL: The Eisenhower Hotel is "SOLD OUT" for the National Meet at Gettysburg. Overflow rooms have been arranged about 8 minutes away.
For reservations, call direct to:
Americas Best Value Inn, 301 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, Pa 17325,
Phone: 1-717-334-1188, Fax: 1-717-334-8278. Any unsold rooms WILL BE RELEASED on June 30 (30 days prior to the Meet) so ACT FAST. Tell them you are with The Packard Club. The rate is the same, $89.00 with some upgrades to $99.00 available. This is proving to be the most popular National Meet in several years, so ACT IMMEDIATELY so you don't miss out.
SCHEDULE of EVENTS: Detail description of each day's events beginning Saturday 17th July through Saturday 24th July (PDF)
REGISTRATION FORM: Packard Club National Meet Registration, Judging and activities forms. (PDF)
WELCOME RECEPTION: We have reserved the new Visitor's Center at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
DRIVING TOURS: Description of the three qualifying driving tours for judged cars; cars entered for judging must make one of these tours in addition to the drive to the Seminary on Thursday. ALL EVENT REGISTERED CARS ARE INVITED TO TAKE ANY OR ALL TOURS.
BUS TOURS: Tours to Gettysburg Battlefield, Eisenhower Farm, Harper's Ferry and Civil War Museum / AACA Museum are scheduled.
SWAP MEET: Thursday through Friday schedule Swap Meet
PRESENTATIONS: See details of the presentations planned for our meet.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Hospitality lounge, Tomorrow's Packard Owners party, PAC Board meeting, PAC Roster keepers' meeting, PAC membership meeting, Judging school, Caribbean - Pacific party, Judges' breakfast, Talent & fashion shows, Social Hour & Awards banquet