The annual Halloween Walk, meets at the Franklin Historical Museum at 5 PM, and walks down to the Union Street Cemetery on Halloween. It is conducted by Professor Rob Lawson, History Professor at Dean College.
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Monday, October 30, 2023
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Second Sunday Speaker Series: History Of Franklin Written In Stone - Sunday, Mar 12
Stories from the Union Street Cemetery
Just who were the prominent people and families who helped shape our town in the early days after incorporation? The Mann Family, Oliver Dean, the Rays, Thayers, Ponds, Metcalfs, Fishers, Fletchers, etc. Many of these families sent notable men into the world as well as many who lent high standards of service to our town.
They’re all resting peacefully in the Union Street Cemetery and they all have a story to share. Come learn about their lives, their influence and see the beautiful monuments and gravestones that mark their life and passing.
Sunday March 12, 2023. Doors open at 1:00, presentation starts at 1:15. Admission is always free.
We’re collecting paper towels to donate to the Franklin Food Pantry. Please consider making a donation.
When you visit the Museum and make a purchase in our gift shop, you help support the museum and its programs. The gift show is run by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum.
Ray family monument at Union St cemetery |
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Halloween Cemetery Tour - Oct 28 - 5 PM
via Franklin Historical Museum:
"The cemetery tour is back again this year hosted Dean College History Professor Rob Lawson."
Meet at the Museum, take the short walk to the cemetery for the tour.
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Halloween Cemetery Tour - Oct 28 - 5 PM |
Friday, May 28, 2021
Monday, June 8, 2020
Faith Flaherty: Gone But Not Forgotten
"During the COVID-19 quarantine, I have been walking for exercise. It may seem strange, but my favorite places to walk are cemeteries. I find it interesting to walk through the cemeteries in Franklin.
The Union St. cemetery has grave stones from the 1700s. There are some very recognizable names:
- Oliver Dean, who founded Dean College
- Fletcher family, there’s a softball field named after the family
- Ray family, funded Franklin Library - the first library in the country
Cemeteries hold the history of civilization. These two cemeteries reflect the mindset of our Puritan ancestors who left England for freedom to practice their own religion and then in turn didn’t practice what they preached. In St. Mary’s cemetery we see the oldest gravestones engraved with Irish surnames, reflecting the Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine in the mid-1800s. Soon overwhelming the Irish names are Italian names. Names that only Franklinites could pronounce:
- Mucciarone
- Bucchanio
- D’Aniello
There’s one more cemetery that is perhaps the most interesting of all, albeit the smallest one. It is on Green St., Franklin. The official name is the City Mills Historical Cemetery. That area is part of the City Mills section of Norfolk/Franklin, hence the name. Some of the people buried there:
- Samuel Allen 15 Mar 1778 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA - 14 Jan 1866
- Edward Gay Jr 2 Jul 1696 Wrentham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 28 Feb 1758
- Timothy Hawes 21 Jul 1722 Wrentham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 8 Mar 1772
- Rhoda (Mason) Allen abt 1795 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA - 15 Apr 1862
- James Shepardson 24 Jul 1789 Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 8 Mar 1863
Soon many more graves and cremains will be added to our cemeteries, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A walk through the cemeteries will put your priorities in order. What will your legacy be?"
Faith Flaherty
Union St cemetery |
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