Heritage Day at First Parish Church

Sunday, July 27, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
First Parish Church, East Derry

Curious about the value of that favorite piece in your china cabinet or that odd item from a distant relative? Now's your chance to find out what they're worth, and to have a little fun besides.

Our Heritage Day 2008 features:

• Learn the worth of your forgotten treasures with Antique and Coin Appraisals from expert Donna Welch and From Out of the Woods Antiques Center, for just $5 an item.
   
• Watch and learn from a Highland Games Exposition, then try contests to test your own skill.
   
• Get an extensive Guided Tour of First Parish Church, inside and out.
   
• Buy Perennials, Herbs, Honey, and other Local Bounty from Tulip Tree Farms (Hampstead).
   
• Experience Forest Hill Cemetery with photographic documentarian Dorothy Goldman.
   
• Have historic fun with Crafts and Games for Kids led by the Met Children's Museum and Nutfield Cooperative School.
   
• Enjoy Irish Step Dancing performances by the Cunniffe Academy of Irish Dance, at 3:00 and 4:00 pm.
   
• Learn about the Upper VIllage Hall and the effort to save it with presentations and an outside tour by the folks of the Save the Upper Village Hall Committee.
   
  
• Learn about the East Derry Registered Historic District and take a self-guided tour.
   
• Watch demonstrations by Nutfield Pottery's Mike Gibbons and other local artisans, and purchase some of their beautiful work for yourself.
   
  
• Share pieces of our local past with Derry Town Historian RIck Holmes and the Derry History Museum.
   
• Visit historic Taylor LIbrary (website) and enjoy an Open House and refreshments.
   
• Enjoy historically-delicious Refreshments and Lunch by Robin Summey and crew throughout the event, including a fresh-barbecued chicken meal, and samples of treats that Derry's early settlers might have enjoyed.
   
• Historic Items and Mementos — acquire some history for yourself: choose from handcrafted local pottery, intriguing books and more from the Derry History Museum, and some unique FPC mementos to help you remember the day.

Come back here often to read more as our details unfold. Would you like to contribute by working on our history projects in advance or helping to keep things smooth the day of the event? Contact Paul Lindemann to offer some much-appreciated assistance.

See some additional info about some of our events in the sections that follow.

Tulip Tree Farm

453 Main St, Hampstead, NH 03841 (map)
(603 329-5080

Located on Main St. on the way from East Derry to center Hampstead, Tulip Tree Farm proprietor Kari Allard offers a unique blend local-grown and regional plants and products, plus related services:

• Perennials, Herbs, and Geraniums
• Cotswold Wool & Yarn, and Knitted Yarn Goods
• USDA Inspected Beef and Lamb Cuts
• Wooden Toys
• Local Honey
• Garden Design and Tractor Work

See a sampling of Tulip Tree Farm's bounty at Heritage Day, then be sue to visit them in Hampstead for more.