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As Plymouth proudly con- tinues this special presentation to their oldest resident, they are asking people to make nomina- tions of someone they believe to be the next honorable holder of the Boston Post Cane. Anyone with recommendations of some- one they believe to be eligible is asked to confidentially submit that person’s name, birthdate, and age to the Town of Plym- outh, Attn. Anne Abear, 6 Post Office Square, Plymouth, N.H. 03264 or email that information to finance@plymouth-nh.org. All submissions must be received on or before May 31, 2023, in order to be considered.
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sachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, courtesy of the Boston Post newspaper pub- lisher, Edwin Grozier. According to “Boston Post Cane: news and history of a New England tradition,” Gro- zier had the specialized canes created by J.F. Fradley and Co. of New York from seven-ft. lengths of ebony shipped from Africa. They were topped with 14-carat gold knobs, each en- graved with the inscription, “Presented by the Boston Post to the oldest resident of (name of town)- to be Transmitted.” While his original intent was that they belong to the town yet be presented to the oldest male in each community for as long as that person lived there, or until they died, in 1930, the qualifications were changed to include women as potential re-
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cipients, too. The only remain- ing stipulation is that the person holding the cane, whether male or female, be a resident of each community for a minimum of ten years before the presenta- tion.
The Boston Post went out of circulation in 1956, but the tradition of the Boston Post Cane lives on. While many of the canes have been lost over the years, approximately 500 of them are still in circulation today, and in recent years, a few have been discovered tucked away in older homes or appear- ing at flea markets and yard sales before being returned to the town for which they were intended.
Plymouth town employee Anne Abear displays the town’s 1909 Boston Post Cane along with a photo of the last person honored as Plymouth’s oldest resident, Blanche Lamere who was 102 at the time of her recognition
Happy Heavenly 44th Birthday Robbie
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