Franklin's Memorial Day Parade & Ceremonies - May 2025 (video)

The Franklin TV recording of the Memorial Day 2024 parade and ceremonies on the Town Common after the parade, is available for your viewing pleasure ->   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAWBlhHF9Nc

The Memorial Day 2024 Program (PDF) ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11SRqPd_2ANSeQqaOsW4FHra-1PIPLcDv/view?usp=drive_link 

The "honor roll" of those veterans who passed during the prior year

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11YJ47V0TmSbAvgdM_9zcP7sDlg6vQRWN/view?usp=drive_link 

Franklin Matters' photos (for both the parade & ceremony) are found in one album ->  https://photos.app.goo.gl/J2La1uNmGpJrZhLj7 

Town of Franklin (MA): Memorial Day Ceremony - May 27, 2024 (audio)

FM #1214 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1214 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the audio of the Town of Franklin Memorial Day ceremony held on the Town Common at the end of the parade on Monday, May 27, 2024. The day was overcast and threatening precipitation, with a gentle breeze. 

Veterans Service Officer Shannon Nisbett is the master of ceremonies and introduces each speaker, and walks us through the program. 

Welcome	Shannon Nisbett, Director of Veterans' Services
Raising of the Colors	Joe Collins, Marine Corps Veteran
Pledge of Allegiance	Pat Doyle, Marine Corps Veteran
National Anthem	Franklin High School Band
Invocation	The Rev Kathy McAdams, St. John's Episcopal Church
Speaker	Jeffrey Roy, State Representative
Speaker	Rose Turco, Veterans' Advocate and Franklin Educator, 2024 Parade Marshal
Proclamation	John Milot, Commander, American Legion Post 75
Remarks	Shannon Nisbett, Director of Veterans' Services
Placing of Wreaths	Franklin Girl Scouts and VFW Post 3402
Reading the Honor Roll  Ringing of the Watch	John Milot, Commander, American Legion Post 75 Ernest Carruthers, Commander, VFW Post 3402 and Dawn Anderson, Marine Corps Veteran
Rifle Salute	American Legion Post 75 Rifle Squad
Taps	Daniel Campbell and Brady Devlin, Franklin High School
Benediction	The Rev Kathy McAdams, St. John's Episcopal Church

 

The ceremony runs about 47 minutes. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1214-town-of-franklin-memorial-day-ceremony-05-27-24

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The Memorial Day Program (PDF) ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11SRqPd_2ANSeQqaOsW4FHra-1PIPLcDv/view?usp=drive_link 

The "honor roll" of those veterans who passed during the prior year

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11YJ47V0TmSbAvgdM_9zcP7sDlg6vQRWN/view?usp=drive_link 

My photos (for both the parade & ceremony) are found in one album -> 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/J2La1uNmGpJrZhLj7 

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Town of Franklin (MA): Memorial Day Ceremony - May 27, 2024 (audio)

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, May 27, 2024?

Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day

10:30am Parade (along Main St, School St, Union St, RT 140, Beaver St ...)

12 noon Memorial Day ceremony on Town Common

4:00pm Cruise Night in Franklin (Sierra's Pizza)

** No Town Meetings today

All town buildings closed for the holiday

trash/recycling pick up scheduled delayed one day

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Reminder: Franklin's Memorial Day parade route and schedule information for May 27, 2024

The Franklin, MA's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceeds up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade & schedule 

Memorial Day Parade route

 

Franklin TV: Memorial Day

The Origin Story

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 05/26/2024

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30. It is believed the date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.

The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, and centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of General Lee. Various officials, including General and Mrs. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR came through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.

In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., the “birthplace” of Memorial Day. There, a ceremony on May 5, 1866, honored local veterans who had fought in the Civil War. Businesses closed and residents flew flags at half-staff. By the end of the 19th century Memorial Day ceremonies were being held on May 30 throughout the nation. It was not until after World War I that it was expanded to honor those who died in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still often called Decoration Day. It was then also placed on the last Monday in May, as were some other federal holidays.

To ensure the sacrifices of America’s fallen heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,” P.L. 106-579, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. The commission’s charter is to “encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity” by encouraging and coordinating commemorations in the United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance.

And so we pause to give deepest thanks to all who made the highest sacrifice.

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And – as always – thanks for watching.

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

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From the Franklin TV archives, the video of the Memorial Day parade in 2022

Memorial Day Parade Status Update

via Scott Carruthers: 

Hi Everyone 

- I’m the Commander of the Franklin VFW. First Vice Commander Dick Hynes of the Franklin American Legion and I are the co-chairs of the Memorial Day Parade Committee and we had our final preparation meeting tonight (Thursday, May 23, 2024).  

Things are looking good for the parade on Monday. 

We’ve been monitoring the weather and as of now the biggest threat of rain is later in the day. With that said, if we have to cancel the parade, we’ll make that decision jointly with the Franklin Veterans Service Office by 7 AM Monday. We’ll email the school band leaders, scout groups, veteran groups, etc. as well as post here and other social media sites so everyone gets the word.  

If you are planning to view the parade, please keep the sidewalks on the Town Common side of Church Square clear so that we can make sure our older veterans who are riding in vehicles have a safe, clear area to exit their vehicles.  

Hopefully we’ll see you along the parade route to honor and remember our fallen.

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/SxSPybMT993MTb5g/

Memorial Day Parade - 2023

Reminder: Franklin's Memorial Day parade route and schedule information for May 27, 2024

Franklin's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceed up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade schedule

Memorial Day Parade route

Memorial Day weekend special events at the Historical Museum

In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the museum will be showing film and videos related to local veterans during regular hours, Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 4 PM.  

There will also be a small informational display about the Army Air Corps pilot killed in a training incident in Franklin in 1943. 

On Monday, May 27. the museum will also have special hours. Watch the website for updates.

If you haven't already had the chance, visit the museum, located in downtown Franklin. The museum is open Saturdays 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM; Sundays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.   

Handicap access is available at the back of the building.  

Come by and discover Franklin's history, where our story began.

Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St 

May 2024 - Veterans' Council Meeting and Memorial Day Parade Planning

May 2024 - Veterans' Council Meeting and Memorial Day Parade Planning

Thursday, May 16 - 7:00 pm - Senior Center

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE/CEREMONY VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! 

CALL OUR OFFICE TO SIGN UP: (508) 613-1315

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/may-2024-veterans-council-meeting-and-memorial-day-parade-planning

May 2024 - Veterans' Council Meeting and Memorial Day Parade Planning

Memorial Day Parade scheduled for May 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Franklin's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceed up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade schedule

Memorial Day Parade route

Town of Franklin Memorial Day Ceremony on the Town Common - 05/29/23 (audio)

FM #1001 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1001 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the audio of the Town of Franklin Memorial Day ceremony held on the Town Common at the end of the parade on Monday, May 29, 2023. The day was gloriously sunny, with a gentle breeze. The crowd was mostly finding shade and in good voice when required.

Veterans Service Officer Shannon Nisbett is the master of ceremonies and introduces each speaker. A copy of the program in PDF form is listed below.

The ceremony runs about 40 minutes. 

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1001-town-of-franklin-memorial-day-2023-ceremony-05-29-23

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The Memorial Day Program (PDF) ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-a7EJgglakr-QIkNJT0fzcZobhu2Fukc/view?usp=drive_link 

My photos (for both the parade & ceremony) are found in one album -> 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bWv3d6SUt3o7ZPk59 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Rev Doreen Oughton provides the blessing