Yankee Homecoming Events, Thursday, July 29th 2010, Newburyport

July 29, 2010

When: Sunday, July 25th through Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Where: Newburyport, MA

The 53rd Yankee Homecoming Celebration, an annual Newburyport tradition, begins on Sunday, July 25th and runs through Sunday, August 1st.

Yankee Homecoming Events Scheduled for Thursday, July 29th 2010

9:00 am to 4:00 pm: Heritage Tours: Piel Craftsmen, 3½ Center Street across from Ten Center Street restaurant. Established over 50 years ago, Piel Craftsmen have produced over 20,000 ship models. Over the years craftsmen have also restored thousands of ship model wrecks to their original condition. Come visit and talk to staff and learn about the history of building ship models including the 1800s clipper ships, schooners, and whaling ships.
10:00 am to Noon: Heritage Tours: The Cemetery Crawl- Meet on Hill Street at Highland Cemetery. Bronson DeStadler will be leading the St. Paul’s Graveyard tour. Tour begins at Highland Cemetery and you can say hello to a writer, a shipbuilder, and the first mayor of Newburyport. The next stop is across the street at Old Hill Burying Ground to visit gravesites of clockmakers, one of the first bridge builders in the United States, and African Americans. The tour concludes at St. Paul’s Graveyard where you’ll hear about the history of St. Anna’s Chapel and some well known Newburyport citizens.
10:00 am to 2:00 pm: Coast Guard Open House, Coast Guard Station, 65B Water Street, Newburyport.
Tours of the station and the boats in the yard will be conducted free of charge. Bring your children.
10:30 am to 12:30pm: Yankee Homecoming Historical Tours By Ralph Ayers. Meet at Information Booth, Waterfront Park.
2:30 to 4:30 pm: Heritage Tours: Life in Newburyport: 1950 to 1985. Newburyport Public Library, Program Room.
2:30 to 4:30 pm: Heritage Tours: Yankee Homecoming Historical Tours. By Ralph Ayers. Meet at Information Booth, Waterfront Park.
7:30 to 9:00pm: Waterfront Concert Series, Beatlejuice, Beatles tribute band, Waterfront Stage, Newburyport