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New Hampshire Old Home Celebrations

New Hampshire Old Home Celebrations

Crooker, Gary

Paperback

Series: Images of America

Travel GeneralGeneral PhotographyRegional: New England

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 0738565296
ISBN13: 9780738565293
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Jun 1 2009
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
In 1899, when many New Hampshire residents were moving to cities and other parts of the nation, Frank Rollins, soon to become governor of New Hampshire, delivered a proposal to hold an annual event he dubbed Old Home Week. Similar in form to many of the family and town picnics already a tradition throughout New Hampshire, Old Home Week was designed as an open invitation to all the former residents of the Granite State to return to the homes of their youth. In addition to the ballgames, picnics, parades, and bonfires that were held during the third week of August, the celebrations resulted in municipal improvements across the state. Old homesteads were refurbished as summer homes, and libraries and monuments sprung up throughout the region as residents returned, creating a movement toward a renewed pride in the community.

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