ALVE DESCENDANTS REUNION

MASTERS HALL, PAHIATUA 17-18 FEBRUARY 2024

REGISTER & PAY HERE

Background

On Valentine's Day - 14 February 2024 - it will be 150 years since Theresia Möllers and Carl Alve married in the Ruhr Valley, Germany.

Descendants have expressed interest in marking the occasion together. 
You are invited to join us at Masters Hall Accommodation & Conference Centre, Pahiatua on Sat. 17th from 2pm and Sun. 18th February until 4pm.

You may book to stay at the Hall or, arrange your own accommodation in Pahiatua, or beyond. Perhaps you will eat some or all meals with us?

St Augustine's Catholic Church, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Theresia and Carl married here 1874 in the old church.
Picture August 2019

Programme

​FORMAL MEETINGS

Palmerston North Cemetery Visit
View Old Alve Graves
(Gravestones recently upgraded)
Enter via Southern Gate Sat. 1:00-1:30pm
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​Photographs
Sat. 4:00pm

Formal Reunion Gathering
Sat. 7:30-9:30pm
Possibly includes:
Third Generation Intros & Reflections
The Schormann Connection
Maria Theresia Alve Video
'Valentine's Day 1874' Book Launch
1870s Germany Fashion Parade
​Supper
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Worship
Sun. 9:00-9:30am
Led by Arthur Timoko

​EATING

Masters Hall Meal Times
Sat. barbeque tea - 6:00pm
Sun. breakfast - 7:00 to 8:30am
Sun. lunch - 1:15pm

Teas
Sat. afternoon - 3:00pm
​Sat. Evening Supper
​Sun. morning from  9:30am
​Sun. afternoon - 3:00pm

SUNDAY (Bus) TOUR

10:00am Leave Pahiatua for Eketahuna.
(A 45 seat bus is available for your transport)

10:30am visit the Eketahuna Museum (the old schoolhouse) and view the old Alve clock and learn about Eketahuna's beginnings as a town called Mellemskov.

11:15am Visit  the nearby new Sacred Heart Catholic Church; it succeeded the old church which had 19th century Alve associations.

11:25pm observe the roadside marker on Alfredton Road where the Old Settlers' Cemetery of Eketahuna was located before being cleared in the 1970s. Emma Ida Alve was buried here in May 1896 after living 8 hours.
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11:30am'ish visit the Woodhouse Farm - Alfredton Road, Eketahuna - site of the first Alve farm (1880-1896) - we will be welcomed by current owners Janet & Ian Woodhouse.

12:30pm depart for return to Pahiatua and lunch by 1pm.

​Eketahuna is 25km and 18min south from Pahiatua.

Costs
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FOOD
​Masters Hall

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​Sat. Barbeque - 25.00
Sun. Breakfast - 10.00
Sun. Lunch - 15.00
​ALL MEALS - $50.00 p.p.

​Ages 7 and under free

Morning & Afternoon Teas - no charge
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REUNION PROJECT

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Donation

BOOK
​PURCHASE

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Valentine's Day 1874: A Ruhr Valley Romance
A genealogical, sociological, relational and religious history of the Alves from pre 1849-1910.
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​Available as a Reunion pre-order payment special 
$25.00
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BUS TOUR FARE

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$15 per Person

ADMININISTRATION

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This will cover incidental costs including:

• admin and banking fees
• morning & afternoon teas
• cleaning​
• organiser expenses
• koha for Woodhouse visit Eketahuna

$50.00 per family booking
$25.00 single person

ACCOMMODATION
Masters Hall - View

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Queen Bedroom $90 couple
Single Bedroom $45pp
Bunkroom $30pp
​Camper/Caravan $25 for 2 + $10 for Extra
​Baby in Port-a-cot - no charge
Linen and Towels Provided
​Shared bathrooms
​Campsites available $10pp

Option to stay Fri. & Sun. nights 

ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION
(​in Pahiatua)
Brown Trout Motel 06 376 6888
Post Office Hotel 06 376 7489
Carnival Park 06 376 6340 Motorhomes/Caravans/Tenting

​Sample Costs:
Family of four including 7 years and 9 years children - Sat. night: Beds ($150), all Food ($150), Admin ($50), Book ($25) = $375
Single adult - Sat. night bed ($45), all Food ($50), Admin ($25), Book ($25), Bus Tour ($15) = $160
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Reunion Project

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Any surplus money from the staging of this Reunion will be used towards upgrading Rosa's grave at Featherston, including adding acknowledgment of wee Emma's passing in Eketahuna earlier in 1896.

​Attendees and others will be invited to contribute to this fund.

Alve Descendants Reunion 2024 - Registration & Payment Form

REGISTER & PAY HERE

PLEASE REGISTER & PAY BY 30 NOVEMBER 2023

Payment Options after you submit your registration form:

• Bank Transfer to Alve Family: 03-1534-0015068-025
  Include 'Your Name' and 'Alve Reunion' by 30 November 2023.
• Invoice - this will be emailed to you for payment by 30 November 2023.
• Credit/Debit Card or PayPal using our payment processor