Old Home Week 2010
Last update: April 11, 2012    Old Home Week 2013 organizational meetings begin this fall!  

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Friday 2 Saturday 3 Sunday 4 Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 7 Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10
Monday 5

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Gallery of History
Tower Bank
Center Square
Mark Twain Noe historical paintings of the Greencastle-Antrim area will be displayed.     
Sharon Krantz, Chair.              

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Headquarters Open
Registration, Badges & Programs, T-Shirts & Hats
Lost & Found and General Information
Tower Bank (Old Conn Bldg)
Center Square
Telephone:  717-504-5397
Bob & Jeannie Johnston, Registrars

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Echo Pilot Newspaper Open House
29 Center Square
Exhibits highlighting the history (161 years) of the Echo Pilot.  View archives of past issues.
Kristy Yaukey and Joyce Nowell, Co-Chairs

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Book Signing
Martha Ziegler (Mrs. G. Fred Ziegler III) will be signing her newly published book about her daughter with autism on Monday, August 2.  Titled My Daughter, My Teacher:  Mary Ann, Autistic in English and Spanish, the book contains interesting history about the Ziegler family and Greencastle.
Tower Bank
Center Square

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

“Good Morning, Greencastle”

Otterbein United Brethren Church
146 Leitersburg Street
Comedy skit, variety of music, Power Point “Greencastle-Antrim People and Houses”, door prizes.               
Nursery and Children’s program provided.
Otterbein Women’s Missionary Fellowship, Chair

12:00 noon
Joint Civic Clubs Luncheon Meeting
Antrim House Restaurant, 104 E. Baltimore St.
Bob Gearhart, Chair

12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
“Gallery 7”
Greencastle Area Arts Council
107 E. Baltimore Street
John Gamble, Chair

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
“Reminiscing”
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 North Washington St.
1:00 p.m. “September 11 in NYC”—Lori Facchina (In Social Room)
1:00 p.m. “Tayamentasachta”—Charles White (In Sanctuary)
2:00 p.m. “Where were you on September 11?”—Open mic for Audience (In Social Room)
2:00 p.m. “Writing to WW-II Vets” – A. Dick Walck (In Sanctuary).
Sponsored by Allison-Antrim Museum.
Bonnie & Ken Shockey, Co-Chairs

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Allison-Antrim Museum and 1860s German Bank Barn
365 South Ridge Avenue
Open house and self-guided tours.

Special Exhibits
:  Artifacts from the Antrim Twp. Anderson family UGRR site; Kevin Rice painting of the Enoch Brown Massacre; Civil War collection exhibit; Greencastle-Antrim Business Items; Katty Grosh’s collection of Old Home Week ribbons and programs; Quilts and coverlets.
Meet the museum directors and architect (3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) for the barn project.
Bonnie Shockey, Chair

1:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Book Signing at Allison-Antrim Museum
Martha Ziegler (Mrs. G. Fred Ziegler III) will be signing her newly published book about her daughter with autism on Monday, August 2.  Titled My Daughter, My Teacher:  Mary Ann, Autistic in English and Spanish, the book contains interesting history about the Ziegler family and Greencastle.

1:00 p.m. -  4:00 p.m.
Town & Township Tour 
A Bus Tour of Community Points of Interest
*O.H.W BADGE REQUIRED.*
Space is limitedSeating will be on a first come-first served basis.  Buses will begin loading at  12:40 a.m. and leave promptly at 1:00 p.m. from the front of Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School located at 500 E. Leitersburg St. (parking available), and return to the School at approximately 4:00  p.m.
Areas visited:  Tracey’s Orchards, Warren’s Railroad Garden, Antrim Township Park, Macedonia United Brethren Church, Manitowoc (Formerly Grove Manufacturing), Greencastle Sewer Treatment Plant.
*NOTE* Children under 15 years of age MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Bottled water sponsored by Ted Mercado State Farm Ins.
Greg and Robin Rock, Co-Chairs.

1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Flower Show- “Celebrate with Flowers”
*OHW BADGE REQUIRED (available at door)*
First United Methodist Church, Family Life Center
45 N. Washington St.
Sponsored by Greencastle-Antrim Lioness Club          
Lorraine (Dolly) Shoemaker, Shirley Freeman, Co-Chairs

7:45 p.m.
Concert in the Park
“Die Shippensburg Blaskapelle – Shippensburg German Band”
Jerome R. King Playground Band Shell
N. Carlisle St.

Rain Location:  Otterbein United Brethren Church,
146 E. Leitersburg  St.

David J. McCandless, Chair

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Adult Dance featuring “Four Easy Pieces”
*OHW BADGE REQUIRED* (available at door)*
Light refreshments provided
Rescue Hose Co. Special Events Center
407 S. Washington St.
Nancy Stine and Jane Everetts, Chairs.

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Music on the Square
"Florida Keys"
Mike Bock and Greg Hoover, Co-Chairs