Nothing in Common? Sunday Presidential Vote Presentation Might Surprise You...

The three pairs of candidates (above) were political opposites but in terms of Franklin, all have something in common, according to Jayson Joyce, the  local history educator who has spent the last few months poring over old statistics and delving into newspaper databases to learn a bit more about what got the political temperature up in days gone by.

And, of course, who won and who lost. From the election of Lincoln, that proved to be nearly fatal to the union, to the bruising contest of 2020, Franklin has often, but not always, been on the same page as the rest of the country.  Those years also saw Franklin evolve from a rural community in which many families still farmed to a center of manufacturing and, most recently, a commuter suburb.

It also shifted from being strongly Republican in the past to mostly Democrat-leaning in recent years.

The museum, located at 80 West Central Street, Franklin, opens at 1 and the program begins at 1:15. With questions and discussions the program will likely last about one hour. Admission is free but donations are welcome.