170 Years of Trains in Franklin -- on Sunday at Museum

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The ongoing Second Sunday Speaker Series at the Franklin Historical Museum (always free admission) will feature local historian Joe Landry, this coming Sunday, Jan. 8 at 80 West Central Street. The museum opens at 1 and Landry's presentation begins around 1:15. The museum closes at 4.

History buffs and model train enthusiasts are encouraged to attend as Landry presents the history of trains that rolled through Franklin with an additional concentration on the circa 1932 Franklin Train Station model currently on display at the Historical Museum. 

Additionally, the Museum will be collecting paper towels for donation to the Franklin Food Pantry, please consider donating paper towels if you are able.

The HO scale model depot, otherwise known as “Train Town Franklin," is the first in a series of annual dioramas which will feature a Historically Exact replica of the area around the train depot, circa 1932, a time when the rhythm of the daily trains set the pace for Franklin. For example, in the mid-1930s, it was the telegraph station at the depot that kept Franklinites apprised of how their amateur team was performing in national competition at Kansas City...

 The structures in this exhibit are built to exact scale from photographs and films taken from that period. Franklin native Scott Mason utilizes his historical knowledge and model building skills to bring this exhibit to life! The exhibit will run through February 5, 2023 and will be open to the public every Saturday 10am- 1pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm with the exception of holidays.

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