A special tribute to Ashfield’s Annual Fall Festival

Of all the stories to be told during the period covered in our new history book, few are more beloved than this one. But how much do we know or remember of when and how it started? Was it in 1967 or 1968? Did it spring forth as the fabulous event that it is today, or was it very different? Did it spread the length of Main Street and beyond as it currently does? Or did it really grow out of a little rummage sale run by St. John’s Church?

What did it have to do with Citizen Scholarships then and now? Who had the inspiration, and who made it a reality?

We want this story in the new book, and we need a few of you to help dig up all the background. Find the people who know what happened – they are still around - interview them, get photos, discover the craftspeople and services, the volunteers who facilitated everything, and even what the weather was like. In other words try to present anything that can be found to explain this miracle for our town and what the impact for us has been and might be.

We can give you lots of leads. Let’s talk.