Summer is coming.
May activities and traditions from my little home town in Kentucky.
This is a photo of School Day at the Washington County Fair c. May 1925. Each class appears to be in costume. "George Washington" is at the right.
This shot was obviously taken from inside of the audience area since there is a pole obstructing the view.
I remember this location very well.
It was the Gazebo in the center of the horse show arena. The annual horse show was a big deal when I was a young girl.
My grandfather and father raised horses that performed in this arena.
There was an organ in the Gazebo and a young boy in our town played that organ for years for the show.
I remember attending the fair in the 40s and 50s as an elementary school student.
Photo courtesy of Washington County Kentucky Bicentennial History
1792-1992
Photo courtesy of Washington County Kentucky Bicentennial History
1792-1992
I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers:
Of April, May, of June, and July flowers.
I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes,
Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes.
Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
Hesperides (1648)
Hesperides (1648)
12 comments:
I enjoyed reading your personal memories of the grounds.
A lovely memory Peggy anf thank you for the Herrick poem, so apt.
A perfect Sepia Saturday post. Somewhere on the SS Blog it says "using old images as prompts for new reflections" and your treatment of the May Day theme sums this approach up perfectly.
Thanks for sharing your memories of your little hometown in Kentucky. This girl from the little hometown in Southern Illinois appreciates it!
What a beautiful celebration. That gazebo is amazing.
Nancy
Oh what a lovely story, and grand time it was!
The school children must have really enjoyed going to the fair. I have never been to a county fair, but I always look forward to the state fair.
These must be fond memories for you, Peggy. Like the Herrick poem.
What a wonderful picture! It was fun to read about you being there years later and what it was like.
Kathy M.
Beautiful, your dip into memory lane!
I can hear the organ now. How dramatic and interesting to have organ music at this kind of presentation. And an organ was probably pretty expensive. Do you know what happened to the instrument?
Great memories prompted from an old photo.
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