| August 14, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am |
Remember to bring your own lawn chairs to Old Home Day. You’ll be much more comfortable while eating lunch and watching the festivities.
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Old Home Day Games
Town Common 9:00 a.m.
Possibly the last bastion of amateur excellence in American sports. Foot races, frog-jumping, tug of war, egg toss, and more.
Races
Town Common 9:00 a.m.
Bike race (helmets required) and Nelson Marathon.
Please note that the races start at 9:00 a.m.
Book Sale
Town Hall 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thousands of great (and once-great) books on every imaginable subject – priced to move! Get there early for best selection and to beat the dealers.
Dollar a bag sale at 12 noon.
All proceeds benefit Olivia Rodham Library.
Photo Exhibit
Town Hall 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Pull out your oldest pictures from long-ago Nelson Home
Days and add them to this growing display.
Contact Beth Williams at 847-9064 or email elizabeth48@earthlink.net.
Make A Craft
Library 9:00 a.m. til 12 noon
The library will be open with a craft table for children to make and take
Chicken Barbecue /Town Band Concert
12:00 Nelson Congregational Church Lawn
Old Home Day Association Meeting
1:15 – Church Lawn
Includes awards for the various morning activities
The Old Home Day Speaker
1:30 – Church Lawn
Sergeant Robert Hall, a 19th century resident of Nelson, will join other former Nelson residents for the annual celebration of Old Home Day. Mr. Hall, an old veteran, will be the speaker and will reminisce about what life was like in Nelson in the “Good Old Days!” Imagine if you will what life was like when folks went for months without a bath, and a trip to the dentist usually involved going to the blacksmith or the barber.
Robert D. Hall, Jr. is a former Massachusetts resident who is an historian, author, and new resident of Winchester, New Hampshire. He has spoken on New England historical subjects in all 6 New England States to Historical Societies, clubs, organizations,and schools with an emphasis on Civil War and pre-Revolutionary War Colonial subjects such as “Massachusetts Praying Indians,” a “Gettysburg Ghost Story,” and the” Irish Invasion of Canada”. He is the Historian and Newsletter Editor for the Needham, MA Historical Society, a Trustee for MassBay Community College, founder of the Olde Colony Civil War Round Table, member of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, the Lincoln Society of Boston, and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. He is a veteran of WW2 and the Korean War and was Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Veterans Services for Massachusetts before retiring.
Waterball
2:30 p.m. Mackenzie’s Field
Bring your A-game and a towel (or two or three)! All the youth in town like this event. Most years it’s girls against the boys!
Softball Game
3:00 p.m. Eagle Field
For those with energy left to give, here’s a chance to test your skills with and against Nelson’s formidable ball-playing talent. Bring a cooler, a glove, and pick a side.
Nelson Folks Concert
7:00 p.m. Nelson Town Hall
Join your friends for an evening of wonderful music played by your talented Nelson neighbors or folks strong Nelson Connections. Always an enjoyable and varied show.
