Old Time Minstrel Show - March 9, 1951

Growing up in Groveville there was always something going on, almost everyone belonged to either the Church or the Fire Company or both, was more like it, so any event by either organization was a "Whole Town Event".

There were the Fireman's Banquet, The Easter Service and Egg Hunt, Memorial Day was all day, parade in the morning, kids games and food on the ball field, and the Fire Company Baseball game in the late afternoon,

There was the Fireman's Picnic, The Church Picnic, The Fire Company Turkey Dinner twice a year, the Church's Chicken Dinners and Shrimp Dinners, the church's Thanksgiving Breakfast at the Community House, there were movies and dances at the Community House during the year, The PTA Street Fair every summer, The Fire Company Halloween Party and dance for the kids, Santa and the Christmas Party with gifts for the kids, at the Fire House.

The fire company brought the circus to town and they also had "Donkey Baseball" games.

There was the Church's Harvest Home Dinner on Wharton's lawn on Main Street, I can picture that now with that white picket fence, tables covered with white table cloths, blowing in the breeze, people walking down the street with covered dishes, Norman Rockwell where were you then.

There were community players with serious plays at the Community House. I remember some scary magic shows at Community House.

Lets not forget the PTA sponsored Halloween Parade, the kids paraded through town in costume, during school hours and all the town and the mill workers came out to watch you go by, the PTA provided snacks at school after the parade.

I heard of the Minstrel Shows, but was to young to attend, I think they were a little risqué for little old Groveville.

These are just the ones I remember, I am sure I will add some as people remind me.