The Blue Sky Boys (Banjo Dan) will perform their song about Romain Tenney and other music from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Folks will be sharing their memories about the farm, the famous farmhouse and Weathersfield's native son.
Refreshment will be served.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Romaine was born September 6, 1900 and died Spetember 11, 1964.
In the summer of 1964, Romaine Tenney was a bachelor farmer. He milked 25 cows by hand on his farm in Ascutney, Vermont. He had no electricity in his house, used no gas-powered machinery. He cut his firewood with an axe and a saw; cut his hay with workhorses.
He didn’t own a tractor or drive a car. When he went to the nearby big town of Claremont, across the river in New Hampshire, he’d walk the six miles–except that he probably never walked all the way. People always picked him up.
Everyone knew Romaine. With his long beard, felt hat, and overalls, he was a familiar sight. Romaine enjoyed visiting on these rides, and all his neighbors liked him.
His farm was right on the major road between Ascutney and Claremont; the road hugged his cow barn, and neighbors would often stop to chat.
He rose late and worked late into the night. “You could drive by at midnight and there he would be in his barn, fixing some harnesses or just puttering about,” said Deputy Sheriff Robert Gale.
It was as if Romaine held the office of Bachelor Farmer in town. Read more of the Yankee Magazine article: http://
Come learn about this man and his life.
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