Feb. 'Third Sunday' Speaker at Franklin Museum Focuses on Scouting

PLEASE NOTE: LAST CHANCES TO SEE FRANKLIN IN MINIATURE EXHIBIT UNTIL 2027: Thurs evening (1-29) 5-8 pm, Saturday 10-1 (1-31),  and Sunday 1-4 (2-1).

FOR FEBRUARY:

MUSEUM CLOSED SUNDAY FEB 8

RESCHEDULED:
– The ‘Second Sunday Speaker Series’-- Looking back at 115
Years of Scouting – Will
be Held on the THIRD SUNDAY of the MONTH, Feb. 15

Peter Glass, Curator at the Casoni Museum, a part of the Camp Squanto Alumni Association on the South Shore, and the only Scouting museum in New England, will come to the Franklin Historical Museum to share some slices of Scouting history as well as to display some items and objects related to the generations of Scouting in the region. Notably Feb. 8 (which was the orignally scheduled date for this presentation) is when the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910. Glass serves Scouts America as a Territorial Commissioner. He is also a retired Music teacher and Band Director. The museum opens at 1 and closes at 4. Admission is free but donations are always appreciated.

Saturday,
Feb. 14 and continuing thereafter – Revolutionary Franklin on the
“KiASK”

The Franklin Historical Museum’s ‘KiASK’ touch-screen terminal is being updated with stories drawn from the Revolutionary War period in and around our town. Come and explore the concise stories and intriguing images...

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The
Franklin Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street,
Franklin.
The
museum is open Saturday mornings from 10AM-1PM (except as noted
above), Sunday afternoons from 1:00PM-4:00PM,. Questions? Contact
Alan Earls at 508 560 3786. Visit us online at
https://www.franklinmuseum1778.org