Canterbury Old Home Day 2023 Still Seeking Participants

It won’t be long before Canterbury’s Old Home Day will be returning to the Town Green (aka the front lawn of the First Congregational Church) on Saturday, September 30th from 10 am to 3 pm and there are still openings for those who would like to participate as a vendor or exhibitor.

Though more than half of the spots have been taken, we’re still looking to fill the spaces that are left. If you’d like to be part of this fall favorite event, please download the application below, print it out and then mail the complicated pages as soon as possible.

For questions or more information, contact Old Home Day Chairperson Emily Logee-Savoie at 860-319-9784 (if you leave a message please be sure to include your call-back number.) Alternatively you can email Emily at elogeesavoie@yahoo.com, the historical society at canterburyhistorical@gmail.com or send us a message on Facebook and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Hope to see you there!

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