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'''Old Home Week''' is a practice that originated in the [[ |
'''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 century|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. |
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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:<ref>{{cite web |
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:<ref>{{cite web |
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Revision as of 19:47, 20 September 2010
Old Home Week is a practice that originated in the New Englandregion of the United Statessimilar 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". 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
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