Old Times in Old Concord (1885)
Title
Old Times in Old Concord (1885)
Description
A program for Old Times in Old Concord, a reenactment of a colonial household staged for the 1885 Concord Fight celebration.
Transcription:
Old Times in Old Concord.
The Ladies of the Church Aid Society purpose commemorating the 19th of April, 1775, by reproducing a household of the Colonial days. It has been arranged to give a reception during the 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the current month, which will be a festival of the olden time, exhibiting a frontier kitchen, and the domestic customs of our ancestors. For this purpose the dwelling of Mr. Fuller, on Monument Street, has been made ready. Visitors from a distance on their way to the Battle-Ground of 1775 will obtain a glimpse of Concord as it is and as it was, and will be afforded an opportunity of a place to rest and lunch.
A genuine Tally-ho Coach, with a contemporaneous driver and guard, will carry passengers to and from the dwelling, the depot, and the battle-field. For the entertainment of children, juvenile games of an hundred years ago will be revived, and the ladies and gentlemen in charge of the Festival will appear in old-fashioned costumes.
Note.—Monday, 20th. A Supper will be served at 6 P. M., consisting of dishes prepared from our grandmothers' "Cook-Book."
Tuesday, 21st. Concert by the Village Choir at 8 P.M., consisting of old Songs, Fugues, Rounds, and Catches.
Wednesday, 22d. An evening Party at 8 P.M., at which the Minuet, Sir Roger de Coverley, and antique Cotillons will be presented.
Tickets may be obtained of members of the Church Aid Society, or of Mr. H. L. Whitcomb, Postmaster.
Afternoon admission, 35 cents. Evening admission, 50 cents.
Transcription:
Old Times in Old Concord.
The Ladies of the Church Aid Society purpose commemorating the 19th of April, 1775, by reproducing a household of the Colonial days. It has been arranged to give a reception during the 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the current month, which will be a festival of the olden time, exhibiting a frontier kitchen, and the domestic customs of our ancestors. For this purpose the dwelling of Mr. Fuller, on Monument Street, has been made ready. Visitors from a distance on their way to the Battle-Ground of 1775 will obtain a glimpse of Concord as it is and as it was, and will be afforded an opportunity of a place to rest and lunch.
A genuine Tally-ho Coach, with a contemporaneous driver and guard, will carry passengers to and from the dwelling, the depot, and the battle-field. For the entertainment of children, juvenile games of an hundred years ago will be revived, and the ladies and gentlemen in charge of the Festival will appear in old-fashioned costumes.
Note.—Monday, 20th. A Supper will be served at 6 P. M., consisting of dishes prepared from our grandmothers' "Cook-Book."
Tuesday, 21st. Concert by the Village Choir at 8 P.M., consisting of old Songs, Fugues, Rounds, and Catches.
Wednesday, 22d. An evening Party at 8 P.M., at which the Minuet, Sir Roger de Coverley, and antique Cotillons will be presented.
Tickets may be obtained of members of the Church Aid Society, or of Mr. H. L. Whitcomb, Postmaster.
Afternoon admission, 35 cents. Evening admission, 50 cents.
Creator
Church Aid Society
Date
1885
Format
image
Citation
Church Aid Society, “Old Times in Old Concord (1885),” William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library, accessed July 10, 2025, https://mail.sc.concordlibrary.org/items/show/5431.