Several people who attended the event held similar sentiments. … Only through the support of the community can we maintain the upkeep and make sure that this is here and preserved for the future to see,” Wood said. “We tend to be the keeper of the history in Derry and we have a lot of things that were donated to us. Now, officials are working to bolster those numbers while also preserving the history of the area. She noted that the historical society lost members during the pandemic because people were fearful of catching the virus during meetings or events. … This will be one of the ways to get our name out in the community and attract some people, hopefully some new members.” “We’re working on building the historical society back up. “We’re hoping that today a lot of the community will come out and get a chance to see what we have to offer,” said Denise Wood, the society’s secretary. Joseph parishes, attendees could listen to traditional music played by the band Bits & Pieces and learn about the blacksmith and thread spinning trades. In addition to the blessing of Derry Township crops by the Rev. This year, the society expanded the festival, giving guests the opportunity to tour the restored 1817 Fulton House as well as local vendors like the Four Season Brewing Company & Pub. Lammas Day in England traditionally marked the beginning of the harvest, particularly for corn and wheat, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, with Lammas derived from “Loaf Mass.” “What it was was like a reverse Thanksgiving where they would celebrate the beginning of a harvest, not the end like Thanksgiving.” “So many other places will have corn festivals or strawberry festivals so I started to do a little research and discovered the pre-Christian festival of Lammas Day,” said William Snyder, a former society president who started the festival. Sunday’s festival, which marked the 17th year the Derry Area Historical Society has celebrated Lammas Day and the first time the event has been held since the covid-19 pandemic, allowed attendees to witness the blessing of the crops while exploring local vendors and writing their regrets on a corn husk to be consumed in a bonfire. People who filtered in and out of New Derry’s Fulton House Sunday afternoon took a step back in time as they recreated the traditional Lammas Day observance, a celebration of the beginning of the harvest.
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