Oh the weather has certainly cooled off, and school has started, but don’t
forget the Gilmanton Farmer’s Market will stay open for another month.
Our vendors are faithful to bring their wares right through the first week
of October, every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. right at the Town Hall near
Gilmanton Four Corners. Many of the best farm produce is just starting to
come in. Fruits, corn and wonderful tomatoes are only a few of the great
items that are showing up each week. And of course our great selection of
home baked goods and other food treats. So don’t forget to support your
local market. Remember Dump Day is Farmer’s Market Day.
Another Great Year, Thanks To Many Volunteers!
GIW
Submitted By Donna Rondolet
Gilmanton celebrated their 111th Old Home
Day with a warm, sunny day on Saturday, August 15h, 2009. This event
was a great success, thanks to the many volunteers and contributors who put
in countless hours of their time to prepare for this special day.
We would like to thank the American Legion Post #102 for joining us
again this year. The music performed by the Acappella and Barbershop Quartet
group REWIND serenaded our dinner guests through a tasty and traditional
bean-hole bean dinner. Everyone appreciated their wonderful music, and we
thank them for joining us! We must also thank the Gilmanton Historical
Society for holding an interesting presentation about life in Gilmanton
during the time of 1900-1920. Tiny Tails Miniature Horses provided
children and adults with a great opportunity to meet their animals. It is
not easy to transport these animals back and forth, and we truly appreciate
their efforts to attend Old Home Day.
Our famous bean-hole bean dinner was a great success, and it would not
be possible without the many volunteers who coordinated, served, and
prepared the dinner. We had several new members join the wait staff team
this year. It is wonderful to see young members of our community become a
part of Old Home Day.
Congratulations to Patricia Poslusny, who won the 50/50 raffle this
year!
Preparation for Old Home Day begins several months in advance, and the
volunteers continue to do a lot of work behind the scenes after the day
ends. Although we cannot mention everyone, we would like give a warm
and special thanks to the many businesses that donated to the Meeting House
restoration by donating food, or funding their advertisements, and to the
many volunteers who helped with setting up and cleaning the grounds after
the event.
Thanks to all of you, we can continue to fund our goal of restoring the
Smith Meeting House! It was wonderful to see so many residents of Gilmanton
come together for another successful Old Home Day. Hope to see you
again next year!
Before Peyton Place, in Search Of The Real Grace Metalious at
Gilmanton Historical Society
Grace Metalious’ early years growing up in Manchester is
the subject of Robert Perreault’s presentation on Tuesday, September 22, at
the Gilmanton Historical Society.
In the Gilmanton Historical Society’s final program of the season on
Tuesday, September 22, Robert Perreault introduces us to the young Grace De
Repentigny Metalious, revealing a side of the author that has remained
largely unknown to the general public.
Born Marie Grace DeRepentigny in 1924 to working-class parents in
Manchester, New Hampshire, the author of the best-selling novel up to its
time, Peyton Place (1956), grew up in an atmosphere that differed greatly
from the typical New England Franco-American milieu. Metalious represents a
segment of the country’s population that came of age during World War II and
that viewed rejection of ethnic and religious traits as a means of achieving
the American Dream.
By focusing on Grace’s Québécois ancestry and her formative years in
Manchester as depicted in her final novel, No Adam in Eden (1963), this
slide presentation, which is supported by the New Hampshire Humanities
Council, reveals a side of the author that has remained largely unknown to
the general public.
The program will be preceded by a brief annual meeting and election of
officers and board members. Anyone interested in participating on the
board, or as curator of the Society’s Museum, should be in touch with
President John Dickey, 267-6098.
All programs are free and open to the public; donations are gratefully
accepted. Refreshments and social hour begin at 7 p.m., with the program
beginning promptly at 7:30.
