This from the state that invented cows and whose motto is 'live free or die,' presumably with no connection between the two:
"Old Home Day" is required in New Hampshire towns by a law passed by the State Legislature in 1913. (Punishment for failure to celebrate this holiday is unknown). The Governor of New Hampshire in 1899, Frank W. Rollins, was concerned, as the small New Hampshire town's young men went West seeking gold, land, fortunes and other distractions. He sought to remedy the decline of the small town and decided that the communities of New Hampshire should set aside a time for residents, both past and present, to re-unite to keep the towns alive. Back in 1899 and over 100 years ago, I'll presume that "Old Home Day" was probably more like "Middle Aged Home Day." Well, former Governor Rollins' idea was indeed a vision that lived on, not just in New Hampshire but throughout New England and still today.