Are you a Nutfield Descendant? Would you like to ride in the Londonderry Old Home Day parade?

Old Home Day, 2013, Londonderry, New Hampshire

This year the 120th Londonderry, New Hampshire Old Home Day will feature a lot of special events for the 300th Anniversary of the founding of Nutfield.  There will be many things going on Saturday, August 17th of historic interest, but if you are a descendant of one of the founding families of Nutfield (Londonderry, Windham, Derry or Derryfield, New Hampshire) you will find some of these of interest - especially the opportunity to ride on a trolley in the famous Old Home Day parade!

If you are a descendant of one of the original Scots Irish families of Nutfield, please email your contact information to parade@nutfieldhistory.org  and we'll reserve a seat for you on the trolley in the parade!  The parade runs down Mammoth Road in Londonderry from 10:15 to 11:45, and we will send you all the participation details.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to show off your roots to thousands of spectators!

Check this list for the names of the first 16 families in Nutfield, plus Rev. James MacGregor:
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/nutfields-first-16-settlers.html    There were dozens and dozens more Scots Irish families who followed these first settlers to Londonderry, New Hampshire, plus settlers from Massachusetts and other parts of New Hampshire and Maine.

Londonderry Old Home Day Parade 2009

Weaving demonstrations 2013

Old Home Day, Londonderry Common 2014

Londonderry Common Booths, Old Home Day, 2013

Old Home Day, Cannon fire demonstrations at the Morrison House

Other events pertaining to the 300th Anniversary on Saturday, August 17th:

The Old Home Day Parade-  Mammoth Road from the middle school to Mack's Apples Farm Stand from 10:15 - 11:45

The Morrison House Museum - 10am - 4pm - just a short walk from the Londonderry Town Common, located at 140 Pillsbury Road, will feature reeanactors, craftspeople, music, food, historical displays, a Revolutionary War era military encampment, and tours of the Morrison House, the R. P. Clark & Son Blacksmith Shop, and the 1859 Parmenter Barn. Included are many events pertaining to the Scots Irish culture such as bagpipers, linen production, and weaving.   For more details, please see this blog post:  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/08/londonderry-old-home-day-at-morrison.html 

Several booths on the Londonderry Town Common 11am - 4pm will feature historic information:
      Booth #44  "Nutfield 300th" -  learn more about the 300th anniversary and purchase souvenirs including the commemorative 300th anniversary coin
      Booth #43  "Friends of the Meetinghouse" - learn about the preservation effort underway to preserve the 1769 meetinghouse built by the original congregation founded by Rev. James MacGregor in 1719.

At 2pm on the Bandstand on the Common there will be a historic Opening of the 250th Nutfield Time Capsule.  Don't miss this!