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Inviting people to Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days are Tonya and Ron Bernhard. Antique water items will be featured at Susquehanna OldFashioned Field Days.

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For two days, the heritage of the Bainbridge area will be showcased at Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days. Ron Bernhard, who volunteers with the event, said two days is hardly enough. “We have a lot of people and a lot of families who come all day both days,” he stated. “There is so much to see and do.”

The 24th annual Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, at Conoy Park, 2115 River Road, Bainbridge. The Conoy Lions Club will host breakfast beginning at 7 a.m. both days. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

“We really try to focus on family things to do and lots of things kids will enjoy,” noted Ron. “We will have Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactors who will interact with the kids. We’ll have representatives of the Susquehannock Indians who will do activities with the kids.”

A variety of demonstrations will be held both days, Ron remarked. “We’ll have a blacksmith, soapmaking, a cider press, people demonstrating weaving,” he said. “The blacksmith shop in town will also be open.” The shop is located at 15 S. Second St.

Engines and tractors are part of the festivities as well, and a tractor parade will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday. “This year, we have a water theme, where we encouraged people to show any antiques they can think of that use water, like unique water pumps or sprinklers,” Ron stated. Demonstrations of corn shelling and corn grinding equipment will also be featured, and an operating shingle mill will create shingles branded specifically for the event, available for a donation.

Craft vendors and live music will be featured on both days. Food will be provided by various civic organizations, including the Conoy Lions Club, local Boy Scout troops and local churches, said volunteer Tonya Bernhard, Ron’s wife.

A benefit auction will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, showcasing household goods, antiques and baked goods. Proceeds from the auction will be used to fund future Old-Fashioned Field Days.

Children’s activities will include a hayride to a pumpkin patch, where kids can pick out a pumpkin. “We’ll also have a barrel train, and we’ll have corn boxes for kids to play in like a sandbox,” Tonya commented.

A fishing derby for children age 15 and under will be held following the opening ceremonies each morning, she said, adding that participants should bring their own bait and rod.

On Sunday morning, an interdenominational church service will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. “All of the local churches in the Bainbridge area participate in this service,” Ron said.

Tonya noted that OldFashioned Field Days would not happen without a team of volunteers and without financial support from the community. “There’s no cost to attend this event and no cost to park,” she said. “The food is reasonably priced. It’s a nice time to get the community together to show how things used to be and highlight days gone past.”

Attendees to the event are invited to bring lawn chairs. For more information on the event, search for “Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days” on Facebook.

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