160 Years of Presidential Elections in One Afternoon at Franklin Museum (and a whole month of other activities)

Sun.
Nov. 3 – As Goes Franklin...a
look at Franklin’s voting habits over the last 160 years…

Keyed
up about the election? Learn about how and why Franklin has voted for
presidents going back to the time of the Civil War! Local
history
educator, Jayson Joyce, has been delving into archives and histories
to learn about Franklin’s voting habits going back to the 1860
election of Abraham Lincoln (yes, he carried Franklin), with lots of
other interesting bits about how the town has voted right up to the
2020 election. Also look for some other bits of museum ephemera and
visuals relating to our political past, on exhibit until
Thanksgiving...Museum is open 1-4 with the presentation starting at
1:15. The event is Free. Donations welcome...

Sat.
Nov 9 and Sun. Nov 10 – RECYCLE
YOUR POLITICAL SIGNS!

With
the election over, unclutter your property and your town. Bring
your corrugated plastic signs to the Franklin  Historical Museum for recycling. Neither
the town’s transfer station nor the curbside recycling program can
take
the type of plastic used in these signs. But our volunteers will!
Just stop by the museum during open hours, Sat 10-1 (with coffee and
cookies while they last) and Sunday 1-4, and stack you signs neatly
on our front steps. Please, if possible, separate metal legs and pile
them separately! There is no fee for this service. AND while you are
at the museum, consider taking a look at some of the displays showing
how Franklin has voted over the last 150 years in its presidential
elections. Questions? Call Historical Commission Chair Alan Earls 508
560 3786 or email alan.r.earls@gmail.com.

Sun.
Nov 10--Second Sunday Speaker
Series: The
Story of the Boston Floating Hospital

Franklin’s
own John Kulig, MD MPH, Professor
of Pediatrics Emeritus at Tufts
University School of Medicine, will share the remarkable story of the
“Boston Floating Hospital,” which literally took its first trip
around the harbor back in 1894, providing fresh air and medical care
to poor, sick children. That beginning eventually led to an on shore
hospital and remarkable research, including the development of
life-saving ‘formula’ for children unable to get mother’s milk.
Through research, ingenuity, and attention to the needs of ailing
children and their families, the hospital grew into a scientific
leader, pioneering pediatric medicine. Kulig
not only practiced at “Floating” he also was involved in the
effort to write the history of the institution, which benefited not
only Boston but many, many Franklin area children, over the years.

Sun.
Nov. 17
“Third Sunday” Music at the Museum program features Greenwich
Bay Brass

The Greenwich Bay Brass
has been together since 2006. It is an all- volunteer, British style
brass ensemble with unique instrumentation. Based in Rhode Island,
the GBB has made numerous appearances around the state including
concerts at First Lutheran Church in East Greenwich, the Barrington
Congregational Church, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Providence, and
outdoor appearances at Hearthside House in Lincoln, and Wilcox Park
in Westerly. Additionally, the ensemble has traveled to Massachusetts
and Maine, with a concert at the historic Union Church in South
Carver, MA and a joint concert together with the Salvation Army Brass
Band in Old Orchard Beach, ME. The museum opens at 1 and the program
will start at about 1:15. The event is FREE, but donations are always
welcomed.

`CINEMA
80’

After
a well-received experimental run from January to May at the Franklin
Historical Museum, Cinema 80, captained by videographer and cinephile
Chris Leverone, is back for another season of amazing free `Silent
Saturday’ silent film entertainment on Saturdays at 6pm. The
program is free but donations are encouraged. The lineup for October
includes:

11/2,
City
Lights
– The often-comic misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in
love with a blind girl. Considered by many to be Chaplin’s
greatest film.

11/9,
The
Big Parade
– With a showing timed for proximity to Veteran’s Day, The Big
Parade a 1925 American drama has been praised as one of the best and
most realistic films about World War I.

The
Franklin Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street,
Franklin.
The
museum is open Saturday mornings from 10AM-1PM and Sunday afternoons
from 1:00PM-4:00PM. The
museum will be closed
Independence Day weekend, July 6 and 7.

When
visiting the museum, please consider donating a non-perishable item
for the Franklin Food Pantry.
Questions? Contact Alan Earls at 508 560 3786.

Visit
us online at https://www.franklinmuseum1778.com