News: July 23, 1998
By Roy Richardson and Dom Gautrau
The 94th Anniversary Celebration of Centerville Old Home Week will be celebrated throughout Centerville during the week of August 8-16. The welcome given by John Cornish 94 years ago to villager and visitor alike is as true today as it was in 1904. He said to all during the opening event, "Welcome to this dear home by the sea, lake and forest amid which it nestles like a gem in a galaxy of Nature's jewels. Welcome to these festivities; welcome to these hallowed scenes of your childhood, and their charms and traditions."
Since the Old Home Week Celebration was revived in 1994 Centerville residents, their friends and visitors from near and far have participated in a variety of activities. This year will be no different starting on August 8 with the celebration and buffet supper at Kerrigan's followed on Sunday by an ice cream social at the Centerville Library for the benefit of the library. On Monday we will be given an opportunity to learn about Centerville's past through a lecture given at the library by local Centerville historian Dr. Charles Herberger. Tuesday will bring us the much longed for Centerville Beautification Committee Auction to benefit Centerville beautification projects. Thursday will find us on the track between the Centerville Elementary School and Covell's Beach as the 5K Road Race is run to be followed by children's races and a one-mile beach run for all runners at Covell's Beach. Friday will be the Centerville Historical Society's day with its craft demonstration and display at the museum and silver tea on the lawn for the benefit of the museum. Saturday will bring a rowing regatta, historic walking tour of the village, a Saturday night supper at Craigville Conference Center followed by a free concert given by the Hyannis Sound. Festivities will conclude on Sunday, August 16 on Craigville Beach with a fire department demonstration, band concert and bonfire. Schedules, applications, tickets and information can be found at the 1856 Country Store and the Centerville Library.
Everyone is invited to participate to celebrate Centerville's past, enjoy its present and to anticipate its fuure.
You can read about Old Home Week's History in a book published about. The Centerville Library has a copy of the historic volume. Ask for it!