1962
The Very First Mum Festival
& Parade!
10,000 spirits not dampened with rescheduled rainout. The Very
First Miss Bristol competition,
first Block Dance held at the South St. Tennis for youth,
first Square Dance by Robert Tonlin
(of the Original 20 Organizers)
first Nationality Dances, Bristol's Ethnic dance heritage by Al
Coruso, Jr. (of the Original 20 Organizers), The Very First
Chrysanthemum Ball
1963
Nationality Dances,
Celebration of ethnic dances
in native costumes
1964
Bristol folks enjoyed all the
Festival planners presented ...
1965
Nationality Dances -Polish,
Ukranian, Irish,
Scottish, Hebrew, Italian and American groups
throughout Connecticut
First Teen Dance Contest -The Rhythm Mum Unlimited (thru 1973)
1966
"Focus on Youth"
Theme
Parade Marshalls Tex Pavel and his horse Duke, from channel 30
Senior Citizen's Day Guest -Victor Barge
Nationality Dances -International Showcase
1967
"Our Contribution"
theme
First Western Block Dance -The Rhythm Squares (thru 1971)
1968
"Our Town" theme
Bristol folks
enjoyed all the Festival planners presented ...
1969
"Focus on Youth"
theme
First Mum Festival Carnival
1970
Parade Marshalls Martin Milner
and Kent McCord from "Adam 12"
1971
"10th
Anniversary" theme
Parade Marshall Art
Fleming of TV's "Jeopardy"
Very First Mum-A-Thon Race
Miss Bristol Entertainer,
Gary Burghoff "Radar" of "Mash"
1972
"Welcome To My
World" theme
Parade Marshall Bob Clayton of TV s "Concentration"
First Square Dancing Exhibition
Friendly Westerners (thru 1976)
1973
"Focus on Youth"
theme
Parade Marshall Marlo Thomas -"That Girl"
1974
"Stars & Stripes
Forever" theme
Parade Marshall Bob Steele - WTIC radio
First Mum Festival Craft Show
1975
"Let Freedom
Ring" theme
First Mum Ballet - Mum
Ballet Company
1976
"Spirit of
America" theme
Parade Marshall Bob Crane -"Hogan's Heroes"
First Mum Dance Festival -
area dance academics (thru 1993)
1977
"America The
Beautiful" theme
Parade Marshall Michael
Ryan "Another World"
1978
"Yankee Doodle
Dandy" theme
Parade Marshall Captain
John Oliver - Bristol Police Dept.
Mum Dance Festival- featured "Aura of Dance" theme
1979
"The People of
Bristol" theme
Parade Marahalls Ann Butler and Rick Douglas from "PM
Magazine"
First Talent & Variety Show, Images and Shadows by Shirley
Martz
1980
Parade Marshall R. D. Sahl Channel 30
News anchor
First Family Fun Day - Bristol Nurseries
Family Days featured Mattatuck Drum Band
(1st in state, 1767),
as well as Flyover by a Snoopy plane and Hot air Balloon demo
1981
'The Good Old Days"
theme
Parade Marshalls:
Bristol Red Sox Championship team
Family Days featured Dave Sorenson skydivers
(thru 1985)
First Mum Festival Auto Show
1982
"Futuristic
Projections" theme
Parade Marshall Gordie Howe - Whalers
Family Days featured the release
of 1000 pigeons
1983
"The Spirit of
Bristol",theme
Parade Marshall Cortlandt
Hull - Artist
First Miss Chrysanthemum Pageant
Emcee 1st Miss Mum - Mike Boguslawski
1984
"The Gathering of
Bristol's Best",theme
Parade Marshalls Gary Craig
and John Elliott - WTIC
Family Days Cast of "Annie", Bristol Civic Theatre
Workshop |
1985
"Bristol's Alive In
'85" theme
Parade Marshall George
Grande - ESPN
1986
"25th Mumiversary"
theme
Parade Marshall Gerry Brooks
Channel 30 News anchor
First Mum Bingo
1987
"Celebrate
Bristol" theme
Parode Marshall John
Beardsley
"Elvis" entertainer
First Mum Festival Food Fair
1988
"Bristols Great In
'88" theme
Parade Marshalls
Denise D'Ascenzo & Hilton Kaderli TV News
Lake Compounce - Ben E. King,
Fats Domino entertainer
1989
'Mums The Word" theme
Marshalls Karen and Sarah Josephson
Olympic Gold Swimmers
1990
"Yesterday, Today
& Tomorrow" theme
Parade Marshalls
Beth Carroll and Pat Sheehan WTIC News
1991
"Bristol's Hometown
Pride" theme
Parade Marshalls
Ann Nyberg & Al Terzi WTNH news
1992
"Discover
Bristol" theme
Parade Marshalls
Barbara Franklin -Secretary of Commerce
and Wallace Barnes - Barnes Group
Honorary Karen & Sarah Josephson
Olympic Gold Swimmers
Honorary Scott LaChance - Hockey Olympian
Honorary Chryss Watts - Handball Olympian
1993
"Mum Festival
International" theme
Parade Marshalls Arnold Dean, Pat Dunaway,
Colin McEnroe and Bruce Stevens WTIC Radio
1994
"Youth of Today
Leaders of Tomorrow" theme
Parade Marshalls
Gerry Brooks & Joanne Nesti News anchors
1995
"Our Special
People" theme
Parade Marshall Paul Kish
Special Olympian and
Mark Swiconek Olympian and Toastmaster
First Monument Tour
1996
"35 Years of Mum
Memories", theme
Parade Marshall
Dr. Henry Lee - OJ trial forensic expert
Parade should be up to 3 1/2 hours now, filmed by Nutmeg TV
Return to yesterday - The Mum Ball.
1921 Auto Drive-through to celebrate
75th Boulevard anniversary
Hey! Debut of the Mum Keepsake Book
1997
"Bristol a Healthy
Community", theme
Parade Marshalls
WRCH Lite 100.5 Wakeup Team
Mike Stacy, Allan Camp, Kathy Wyer
Daisy the pig is kissed
'The Big Swing" Chrysanthemum Dance,
with Historical Society & Mum Festival collaboration
Mum Festival gets official super market -Welcome Shop Rite
NEW! - Roberts Orchards Family Fun!
1998
"There's no place
like home", theme
Parade Marshall
Mrs. Connecticut Lisandrea Wentland
1999
"Bursting Towards the
New Millennium"
, theme
Parade Marshall Scott Gaudet and
Honorary Philip E. Leary
2000
"Mums 2000 A New
Beginning", theme
Parade Marshall
Dr V. Everett Lyons Bristol Eastern Principal
2001
"40 Years of Mum
Memories", theme
Parade Marshall Diane
Smith
co-host of WTIC am news
2002
"Mum Salutes
America's Heroes", theme
Parade Marshall Scot Haney
Channel 3 Eyewitness news
2003
"Pride in Our
Youth", theme
Parade Marshall - Tom Monahan
Honorary Marshall - Chantele Doucette
2004
"Decades of
Mums", theme
Parade Marshall - Susan
Christensen
and Brent Hardin
2005
"This is Mum Country", theme
Parade Marshall - Bosh and Cory 92.5
2006
"45 Years of Family and Friends", theme
Parade Marshall - Dave Pasqualicchio
2007
"Celebrating Our Heritage", theme
Parade Marshall - Carlyle "Hap" Barnes
2008
Mum Festival Showcases "47" Years, theme
Parade Marshall - John Leone |
