Submitted by Margo Caulfield
Among the many activities is the opening of the new farm exhibit, curated by Paul Kingsbury and Carmine Guica. Born and raised in Cavendish, Kingsbury and Guica have a long history of farming. Growing up and attending the one room schoolhouse on Tarbell Hill Rd, both men traveled in other parts of the world and both served in WWII. Besides working on the farm exhibit together, they still volunteer to maintain trailheads at various hiking trails in the area. Guica is also the author of “The Story of My Life.”
Linda Welch will be on hand to sign copies of her new Volume 4 of the Families of Cavendish, which includes the families of Atherton, Bemis, Heald, and Ordway. This will not be the only book signing that day, as Betty Gray, of Cavendish, will also be signing her first book “Legend of Casey’s Rock”
Craig Rankin’s plant sale will continue in front of the Cavendish Museum, as it has for over 25 years. With Rankin’s passing in January, this tradition is being taken over by Peiter Van Schaik and Bruce McEneaney.
There will be a retrospective of Craig Rankin’s work this weekend. His daughter Nancy McMillan, and son-in-law Christopher McMillan, who are museum exhibitors, have prepared the show, which will exhibit include many of his Cavendish pen and inks, watercolors and oils of New England, as well as some of his landscape architectural work. Before retiring to Vermont, Rankin’s career included designing the landscape elements of such well-known New York City locations as Central Park, Jones Beach, the Verrazano Bridge, and even Yankee Stadium, for which he designed the field surface still used today.
Old Home Day kicks off with a 5 K Fun/Walk Run, which includes a hill climb. Runners and walkers should check in at the Mack Molding Parking log starting at 7 am. Walkers start at 7:30.
The Cavendish Green celebration starts at 9:30 includes local artists, food vendors, area businesses, community groups and more. Special activities will be available for children. Parking is available at the Mack Molding parking lot.
On Sunday, CHS is sponsoring a tour of six gardens. Tickets are available at the first garden, the butterfly and outdoor classroom of the Cavendish Elementary School on Main Street in Proctorsville, or the Cavendish Historical Society booth on Old Home Day.
Old Home Day is sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society, in conjunction with Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA). For information about Old Home Day, call 802-226-7807 or e-mail [email protected].
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