- Old Home Week
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Old Home Week is a practice that originated in the New England region of the United States similar to a holiday or festival. In its beginning in the 19th-20th century it involved a municipal effort to invite former residents of a village, town, or city - usually individuals who grew up in the municipality as children and moved elsewhere in adulthood - to visit the "Old Home", the parental household and home town.
In the late 20th and 21st century the practice has spread to other parts of North America and has become a broader celebration with an emphasis on local culture and history. From the Wilmington, Vermont town web site:[1]
“ Old Home Week is a town event held every 10 years. It is best described as a town reunion, a celebration of Wilmington's citizens, past, present and future, and a honoring of its history. Events traditionally include a parade, a town dinner, class and family reunions and tours of local points of interest. …Old Home Week is a decennial celebration and gathering of friends and acquaintances, all sharing the common experience of having resided and/or attended school, in Wilmington. It is also a celebration for all those who now live in and love their town. Nobody is an outsider during Old Home Week.
” References
- ^ Town of Wilmington. "Old Home Week 2010". http://www.wilmingtonvermont.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B7F6E5A89-A189-4E95-8300-50B76E0DC660%7D. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
External links
- Annals of Old Home Week 1901, for Pittsfield, New Hampshire
- Galluzzo, John (2006). The Golden Age of Hull: Old Home Week, Neighbors and Gala Days. The History Press. ISBN 1596291087.
- Old Home Week a 1907 poem by James Ball Naylor with illustrations and photographs of Boston expressing the sentiments of Old Home Week
Categories:- Thematic weeks
- Observances in the United States
- Canadian traditions
- Secular holidays
- Organized events
- Recurring events
- Festival stubs
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