Throughout the week, residents celebrated "1920s Week" through a variety of activities. Residents recalled toys from the era, including Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, teddy bears and Crayola crayons.
Of course with the '20s, there is always the fashion that comes to mind. The local Red Hat Ladies group was on-hand during the week to share hat and hair styles of the 20s with beaded hats, '20s-style wedding dresses, baptismal gowns and a hospital gown.
During the week, residents also put their historical knowledge to the test by taking part in 1920s trivia.
With music and dance being redefined during the '20s through the popularity of jazz and dances like the Charleston, Foxtrot, waltz and tango, the decade's entertainment also became a main topic of discussion during the course of the week.
Residents also had the opportunity to hear a musical performance by Lennie Hudson, of Carlisle, which featured '20s songs including Milton Ager and Jack Yellen's "Ain't She Sweet" and the infamous lyrics of, "Five foot two, eyes of blue" by the California Ramblers.
Evangelical Free Church Home Activity Director Cindy Bell said that "1920s Week" offered residents with the chance to reflect on a time period in which many of them or their parents were familiar with.
"We decided the '20s most of our people would remember that as one of their first eras of remembrance," Bell said. ""It's a reminiscing program. A lot of it's reminiscing, bringing back memories that they would know. Many of them were born in the '20s and lived in the '20s."
Bell said "1920s Week" is one part of a new program known as "Through the Years," where residents get to experience the days of a selected decade. In March, residents will take a look at the 1930s.
Programs like "1920s Week" required the activity department to thoroughly examine what life was like during the given decade.
"It's been good for us to experience some of the situations that were here, news that happened in the era and the times that they lived in," Bell said. "It's been extremely fun and really interesting for us as well and the residents have just loved it."
Bell commended Assistant Activity Director Deb Krauth for helping coordinate a majority of the week's activities. Though the event required a little bit of work for members of the activity department, it also provided some fun and laughs as department members and volunteer Mary Elizabeth Jones gave their rendition of the Charleston to conclude Friday's festivities.
"We're going to have fun and they're going to laugh so it'll be worth it all," Bell said prior to the group's Charleston performance.
"The activity staff had a lot of fun getting our costumes together, practicing the Charleston and getting everything ready," she said. "I think that enthusiasm caught on so everybody was really excited about the big finale."
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