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Town Hall
16 School St.
Allenstown, NH
603-485-4276
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A Great Day for a Parade
Dateline: Aug. 29, 2024
Saturday August 24th was a warm, sunny day, and, on School Street earlt that morning, enthusiastic Allenstown residents lined the sides of the street with lawn chairs and blankets as they eagerly awaited this year's Old Home Day Parade to begin.
Arriving earlier from Route 3, one could see the side streets filled with scores of marchers, classic cars, tractors, Army trucks, floats, and police and fire vehicles waiting for the signal to start.
This photographer was stationed across the street from Town Hall where there was a good view of the parade coming over the crest of the road, passing by, and heading for Suncook Village.
The following photos capture the highlights of this exciting once-a-year event that marked the successful collaboration between the towns of Allenstown and Pembroke. This year's theme was "Let the adventure begin."
Allenstown & Pembroke police cars in the lead
Veterans in a Jeep Gladiator
First marching band
Allenstown's first school bus (a chilly ride in winter)
Local motorbike club
WWII Jeep with 50 caliber machine gun
Pembroke's antique hearse (are people are dying to get in? (©¿^)
Hillsbrook Village Senior Living bus
WWII Army truck with cab-mounted machine gun
The Ole Rust Rod
1957 Chevy Nomad Station Wagon
Suncook Little League players
1961 Chrysler Imperial Four Door Hardtop
Alvirne High School Marching Band, Hudson, NH
Allenstown PTO
Allenstown Historical Society
Lancers High School Marching Band, Londonderry, NH
Lancers Marching Band Brass
Watch: Lancers Halftime Show, Exeter, NH, 11/25/23
1930s hot rods
Suncook River Camp - spreading soap bubbles
Associated Grocers (AG)
1957 Chevy Belair - look at those whitewalls!
John Deere tractor with hay wagon - Pritchard Farms, Pembroke
Farmall tractor with antique surrey - Stonehenge Farm, Londonderry
David Brown tractor, Pritchard Farms, Pembroke
McCormick tractor, Pritchard Farms, Pembroke
Advanced Excavating & Paving truck
Pembroke Fire Dept. fire trucks
Allenstown Fire Dept. Rescue 2 truck
Allenstown Fire Dept. Engine 1
Allenstown Ambulance 2, EMT Ron Adinolfo waving
Allenstown Ambulance 1, acquired July 1, 2024
Allenstown Police cars, end of parade
What You Can Do
Enjoy the photos as you relive this exciting parade. Use the link for the Lancers Band to enjoy another performance of these excellent musicians. Here's hoping you went down to Memorial Field and enjoyed the day's festivities.
If you meet any of the people who participated it the parade, be sure and thank them for helping to make it a fun and memorable event.
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Pembroke-Allenstown Old Home Day
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