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WELCOME
TABLE OF Contents FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome Friends and Family !
WELCOME ................................................. Page 4 OLD HOME WEEK: AN OVERVIEW ........ Pages 5-9
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BADGE HIGHLIGHTS
‘REMEMBERING
‘TEACH LOVE INSPIRE’
WITH THE LOYAL DAUGHTERS ..........Page 15-16
REMINISCING BY BRIAN FUSS: FROM GREENCASTLE TO THE
SERVICES BRING COMMUNITY
BLUE DEVIL SCHOLARS FOCUS ON
HISTORY AT TAYAMENTASACHTA... Pages 25-27 LET THEM ENTERTAIN YOU! ............ Pages 28-32 IF IT RAINS .............................................. Page 33
ALL ABOARD AT THE
HIGH LINE TRAIN STATION .......Pages 34-35
LEARN SOME LESSONS
AT BROWN’S MILL SCHOOL ..............Page 36
VISIT A ‘FRIENDLY LIBRARY
IN A FRIENDLY TOWN’ ........................ Page 37 SCOUTS SERVING UP FOOD ................ Page 38 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ..................Pages 39-42
Every three years it always seems that something “magical” happens in Greencastle-Antrim. It is something that has happened every three years for the past 120 years since 1902.
It is something that is diffi cult to describe to people who do not live here and who have never attended or participated in any of the weeklong events. I’ve tried to explain it to others not from this area and they just smile and nod their heads, not really understanding.
I have likened it to “Brigadoon,” that sleepy, little town, which comes alive every 100 years. That’s not quite it either.
When I read in the Echo Pilot an account of Old Home Week 1905, it became quite clear, in one word, what Old Home Week is and what makes it so special. The author mentioned the word “spirit.”
There is an Old Home Week Spirit. It is akin to the Christmas Spirit that everyone feels at that time of the year. It is anticipation. It is anxiousness waiting for the day to come. It is being remarkably busy preparing for family and friends. Everyone has a smile on their face and is cordial. It is looking forward to seeing old friends from childhood — that time in everyone’s life when the strongest friendships and bonds are made. It makes one feel good inside.
The Old Home Week Spirit takes pride in Greencastle’s and Antrim’s history and ancestors, always remembering those who came before us. The Old Home Week Spirit honors our past. If we do not remember our past, then our today, and our future will have no meaning or purpose. I hope your visit and participation during Old participation during Old Home Week 2022 helps Home Week 2022 helps you make a connection you make a connection with your community’s with your community’s past. Catch the Old past. Catch the Old Home Week Spirit and Home Week Spirit and carry it forward for fucarry it forward for future generations. ture generations. It is a distinct honor It is a distinct honor to serve as president to serve as president of the 41st trienniof the 41st triennial Old Home Week al Old Home Week celebration. celebration.
Bonnie Shockey
Writers in this publication are from the USA TODAY Network, which includes the Echo Pilot in Greencastle, The Record Herald in Waynesboro and The Herald-Mail in Hagerstown.
