Nutfield 300th Anniversary Events

This is an early schedule of events for the 300^th anniversary of Nutfield, New Hampshire, founded in 1719 by sixteen Scots Irish families led by the Rev. James MacGregor from Aghadowey, Northern Ireland.  Please stay tuned here, and at the website https://www.nutfieldhistory.org/nutfield300th for changes to dates, more information, and additional events.

Founder’s Weekend, April 12 – 14, 2019, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the First Parish Meetinghouse in East Derry, New Hampshire.  History talks, displays, activities, cemetery and village tours, and family friendly activities.  There will be a Friday night Welcome Dedication and dinner and a Saturday Heritage Day.  On Founder’s Sunday there will be a special church service honoring Rev. James MacGregor and the bell in the meetinghouse will be rung for the first time since the renovations.   A Scots Irish family renunion is planned.

Nutfield Gala, April 13, 2019,  Saturday, at the Derry Opera House, Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Greater Derry Arts Council.  An Evening semi-formal event with food, music, and presentations.

Windham Strawberry Festival, June 2019, Windham, New Hampshire. 

Civil War Encampment, June 15, 2019, Saturday, at the lawn of the First Parish Meetinghouse and Forest Hill Cemetery in East Derry, New Hampshire.  Sponsored by the Derry Heritage Commission.   Re-enactors will recreate a Civil War era encampment with demonstrations and military ceremonies.

Derry Fourth of July, on July 6, 2019, Saturday, at the Adams Memorial Building and downtown Derry, New Hampshire.  Parade, speeches, time capsule, themed fireworks.

Londonderry Old Home Day, August 2019, Londonderry Town Common and the Historical Society Museum Complex on Pillsbury Road.  All the traditional Old Home Day activities plus commemorative events for the 300^th anniversary.

DerryFest, September 14, 2019, Saturday, at MacGregor Park in Derry, New Hampshire, sponsored by the Greater Derry Arts Council and the Derry Heritage Commission.  There will be a 300^th anniversary booth, special performances, and the usual DerryFest activities.

Nutfield After Dark, September 14, 2019, Saturday, in downtown Derry, New Hampshire along Broadway.  Sponsored by the Cask and Vine.  Adult beverages and food festival, in the evening following DerryFest.

Derryfield 300^th Anniversary-  Dates and activities to be determined for tours and presentations about Derryfield, which is now part of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Also being planned are other projects including:

Nutfield 300^th Commemorative Coins

Derry Digital Online Archives sponsored by the Derry Public Library

Plot Finder Website – Forest Hill Cemetery GIS Map – a website with interactive data on grave sites.

Nutfield 300^th Souvenirs – T-shirts, calendars, mugs, etc.

Nutfield 300^th Commemorative Beer – sponsored by the Cask and Vine

A Nutfield 300^th Poem – by Derry poet laureate Bob Crawford

An official Nutfield 300^th Program – a souvenir program with glossy photos and history

Town History Books and Local History Publications

A Nutfield Children’s Book – an illustrated book project by the Derry Public Library

A 300^th Anniversary microsite   https://www.nutfieldhistory.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Nutfield300th/  

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Are you a descendant?  Are you interested in Nutfield History?  Are you a history buff?
Register here and we will keep you informed via email
https://www.nutfieldhistory.org/family-outreach   

Contacts for more information:

Paul Lindemann – Derry Heritage Commission, First Parish Meetinghouse Preservation Building 

Committee, First Parish Church History Committee    paul@nutfieldhistory.org  

Karen Blandford-Anderson  - Derry Heritage Commission   kblandford@comcast.net  

Derry Museum of History-  www.derryhistorymuseum.org 

Londonderry Historical Society – http://www.londonderryhistory.org/   info@londonderryhistory.org 

Windham Historical Society-

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Nutfield 300th Anniversary Events", Nutfield Genealogy, posted  September 26, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/09/nutfield-300th-anniversary-events.html: accessed [access date]).