Revolutionaries in White: A Look Across Three Centuries of Bridal Fashion (Continuing from June)
Brides didn't always wear white, but in the 19th century, a number of factors combined to make that the preferred color choice. Today, white remains dominant for American brides as well as for brides in many other lands. Revolutionaries in White will display gowns spanning from the 19th to the 21st century, offering insights into rapid social changes, with groupings that include multi-generational family gowns and the unique 1946 Parachute Dress with its spectacular 13-foot train.
Sunday, August 9-- Our `Second Sunday Speaker' topic is `Franklin’s Connection to the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki’
Commissioner Scott Mason will share the remarkable story of Charles William Sweeney, an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar , the B-29 aircraft carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945. Sweeney, a Quincy native, later became an officer in the Massachusetts Air National Guard and, later in life, resided in Franklin.
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
