What is happening at the Franklin Historical Museum in October?

We are glad you asked:

1 - Be sure to stop by the Franklin Historical Museum during your visit to the annual Harvest Festival, Saturday October 1st. 

• On our front lawn children will love the creative Balloon Art from Bobo the Clown while enjoying a bag of freshly popped popcorn
• Inside discover the many Vintage Images of Franklin at our special postcard exhibit
• The postcards, from our archives, tell the story of a Franklin of yesteryear with familiar locations and some long gone. Discover how Franklin streets looked over 100 years ago

The museum will open our regular Saturday hours at 10:00AM, staying open through the end of the Harvest Festival at 5:00PM. We look forward to seeing you all there!

2 - October 9th is our next Second Sunday Speaker Series with Chronicle's Ted Reinstein discussing his latest book, Before Brooklyn, the unsung heroes who helped break baseball's color barrier. 

The museum opens at 1:00PM on Sunday with the presentation beginning at 1:15. The Second Sunday Speaker Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum. Admission is always free.

When visiting the museum, shop many unique items in our Museum Gift Shop including this year's edition of the Holiday Ornament featuring adorable ladybugs. A nod to Franklin's participation in securing the ladybug as our state insect.  Come in and find your history!

You can also visit the museum online at https://www.franklinmuseum1778.com/

Before Brooklyn, the unsung heroes who helped break baseball's color barrier

Franklin Harvest Festival scheduled for Oct 1

Harvest Festival October 1

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Franklin Downtown Partnership schedules 19th Annual Harvest Festival for October 1

Franklin Downtown Partnership’s 19th annual Harvest Festival will be held in downtown Franklin Saturday, October 1, with a rain date of October 2, from noon to 5 PM. 

The Festival will encompass the areas of Main Street, Dean Avenue, West Central Street, and Depot Street, as well as the large parking area behind Rockland Bank. 

There will be more than 160 vendor booths, in addition to entertainment, foods, kids’ activities, balloon art, specials from downtown merchants, and artwork and crafts.

Visit the Franklin Downtown Partnership page ->   https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

Franklin Downtown Partnership schedules 19th Annual Harvest Festival for October 1

Downtown Franklin Harvest Festival Scheduled for October 1

Franklin Downtown Partnership’s 19th annual Harvest Festival will be held in downtown Franklin Saturday, October 1, with a rain date of October 2, from noon to 5 PM. It will encompass the areas of Main Street, Dean Avenue, West Central Street, and Depot Street, as well as the large parking area behind Rockland Bank. 

There will be more than 150 vendor booths, in addition to entertainment, foods, kids’ activities, balloon art, specials from downtown merchants, and artwork and crafts.

The last day to register for booth space is Sept. 15, but organizers expect to sell out sooner. Booths are assigned on a first-come first-serve basis. View the registration link at http://bit.ly/FranklinHF.

The Partnership welcomes business owners to become Harvest Festival sponsors. Please email the FDP office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com to learn about sponsorship opportunities. 

The Harvest Festival sponsors are: Platinum level sponsors Dean Bank, Dean College, PhysiciansOne Urgent Care, RI Motorsports, and Safford AXiA Insurance. Glen Meadow Apartments is a Gold sponsor. Silver sponsors are Arcadia Dental, Camford Property Group, Hockomock YMCA, Middlesex Savings Bank and Rockland Trust. Bronze levels sponsors are Beaux Regards Photographic Art, Chestnut Dental, D G Ranieri Real Estate, Digital Federal Credit Union, Fenton Financial Group, Keefe Insurance Agency, LeafFilter, MyFM 101.3, and The Enclave of Franklin. Mint Dental of Franklin is a Friends level sponsor.

The Franklin Downtown Partnership, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, is a nonprofit, 501©3 organization made up of more than 400 business owners, community leaders and residents working to stimulate economic development downtown and create a positive impact throughout the area.

Planning underway for Franklin Harvest Festival - Oct 1

Harvest Festival scheduled for Oct 1, 2022

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is excited to host the Harvest Festival in downtown Franklin on Saturday, October 1 from noon to 5 PM, with a rain date of Sunday, October 2. Please save the date to come out and enjoy this family fun, community event that will feature local businesses, entertainment, foods from local restaurants, kid crafts and activities, shop specials, and arts and crafts. 

FDP members can register for booth space now. Non-members can register beginning August 10, 2022.

Visit the Downtown Partnership page ->   https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

Franklin Harvest Festival Sponsorships available for those wanting to make a difference

Put the Spotlight on Your Business

Bring Attention to your Business While Supporting the Community Be a sponsor of this year's Harvest Festival! Your sponsorship will include: Logo listed on all related Promotional Materials, Posters & Signage - (Platinum, Gold and Silver levels) Smaller size logo listed on all related Promotional Materials, Posters, & Signage - (Bronze Level) Name listed on all related Promotional Materials, Posters & and Signage- (Friends Level) Listed in all related Press Releases  Highlighted on Website: franklindowntownpartnership.org  Advertised on local radio Promoted on social media Sponsors get booth at event located on Exclusive Sponsorship Row area of event; Platinum sponsor get two booths On-going announcement of Sponsors by DJ and Band during the Harvest Festival   Just email us the sponsorship form and the level you would like to be listed as (see the levels here) and we'll get you on the sponsorship list!  Please email the FDP office to let us know you'll be a sponsor! Franklin Downtown Partnership • 774-571-3109 • FranklinDowntownPartnership.org

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Thank You to Everyone who Made the Harvest Festival Possible

Biggest and Best Harvest Festival

Thank You! We are so grateful to the many people and businesses that made the 2021 Harvest Festival possible! This amazing community event can only happen with the support of a small army of people! In particular, we indebted to the efforts of: Scott Martin - chair of the Harvest Festival Beth Simon and Bryan Taberner for coordinating volunteers All the other members of the Harvest Festival Committee: Roberta Trahan, Pandora Carlucci, Gregg Safford, Kevin Johnson, Dawn Porthouse, Matt Lechter, Chris Peterson, Jen Hurst, Amy Love, and Melanie Hamblen Michael Carroll and Dean Bank for hosting Dancing on Dean Gary Donelan, FDP treasurer, for all he does for the FDP Laurel Katsaros and Rockland Trust for use of the bank's parking lots Jen Hurst and the Dean Bank staff for running the cider and donut stand for the FDP MyFM for promoting and emceeing the Harvest Festival Signs By Cam Allegra printing The Country Gazette Local Town Pages The Franklin Police Department and Department of Public Works In Appreciation of Our Sponsors Platinum sponsors: Dean Bank, Mosquito Mary's and RI Motorsports and Detail Silver sponsors: Bissanti Real Estate Appraisals & Consulting, Glen Meadows Apartments, Hockomock YMCA, Liberty Tax, Middlesex Savings Bank, Rockland Trust, and The Enclave of Franklin Bronze sponsors: Arcadia Dental of Franklin, Beaux Regards Photographic Art, Camford Property Group, Chestnut Dental Associates, D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios, Edward Jones - Kevin L. Johnson, Fenton Financial Group, Keefe Insurance, La Cantina Winery, LeafFilter North, Mint Dental of Franklin, MyFM 101.3, Nerds to Go, and Senate President Karen E. Spilka  With our sincere thanks to all of you! Franklin Downtown Partnership • 774-571-3109 • FranklinDowntownPartnership.org

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Harvest Festival - a successful sunny day in Franklin (photo essay)

There were hundreds, maybe thousands, of folks walking downtown, along Main St, along Depot St, enjoying music at the Dean Ave corner (Dancin' on Dean), along the Rockland Trust parking lot, into THE BLACK BOX parking lot, crossing West Central St to the Historical Museum. How do you count that kind of crowd? Forget about counting, just enjoy it!

some of the early crowd along Main St

State Rep Jeff Roy decked out for Ben Gardner's boat

Fire Dept. was visible, they will have their own October fire safety open house Saturday, Oct 9 from 10 AM to 2 PM

a 'meta' moment, Pete shares a photo with Chris, while I take theirs

vendor booths were plentiful, including newly open Fresh Start Market

activities for families ran the gamut including painting pumpkins at Franklin Agway booth

the only time the food court tables were empty was when they were set up

Thanks to the Franklin Downtown Partnership and to the many hands that made this such a success!

Harvest Festival - Handicap parking available at Dean Bank (Dean Ave)

Handicap parking during the Oct. 2 Harvest Festival will be available in the Dean Bank parking lot behind the bank from noon to 5 PM

Note: With Main St closed for the Festival, you would need to approach Dean Bank via Dean Ave

Shared from Facebook:   https://facebook.com/franklindowntownpartnership.org/photos/a.256790157835460/1859602564220870/?type=3

Harvest Festival - Handicap parking available at Dean Bank (Dean Ave)

Franklin Police - Road Closure Alert - Saturday, Oct 2 for Harvest Festival

***ROAD CLOSURE***

This Saturday October 2nd from 10am-6pm Main Street will be closed from Rt. 140 to Emmons Street for the 18th Annual Harvest Festival.

Stop by and support the Franklin Downtown Partnership! 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1443607605260210181?s=03

Franklin Police - Road Closure Alert - Saturday, Oct 2 for Harvest Festival

Franklin Downtown Partnership shares music performance schedule for Harvest Festival - Oct 2

"You'll find great entertainment at the Harvest Festival on Oct. 2 in downtown Franklin,  12 -  5 PM.

Ben Gardner's Boat  - noon to 2:15
The Driftwoods - 2:45 to 5

Jamie Barrett - 2:30 to 3:30
Before 2:30  & after 3:30, performances by FPAC and FSPA students.

#fdp
#harvestfestival 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinDowntwn/status/1443347363762946052?s=03

Franklin Downtown Partnership shares music performance schedule for Harvest Festival - Oct 2

October events at the Franklin Historical Museum

The museum is happy to once again be participating in the annual Harvest Festival, Saturday, October 2. The museum will have a display of photographs depicting farms, farm life, animals, gardens and harvesting. The series of photographs from early 20th century Franklin, is from the private collection of Franklin photographer Nathan Wales’ images. The museum is also happy to be host vintage cars from the local car club, the Red Devils. We will serve apple cider and cookies on the porch. The Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum will have a table out front selling Christmas Ornaments from the gift shop. We look forward to you stopping by!

We’re very excited to have author Stephen Puleo return for our Second Sunday Speaker Series on October 10. Steve’s recently released book, Voyage of Mercy will be the topic of his presentation. Thousands of ships left Ireland during the potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and destitute away from their homeland. The first to sail in the other direction was the USS Jamestown, a converted warship stripped of its guns and committed to the peaceful delivery of food, clothing, and supplies.  The USS Jamestown, the Irish famine, and the remarkable story of America’s first humanitarian mission. Join us for this compelling presentation. Doors open at 1:00PM. Presentation to start by 1:15PM. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum.

The museum is open Thursday evenings 5 PM - 7 PM; Saturdays 10 AM - 1 PM and Sundays 1 PM - 4 PM. Visit our giftshop for fun and unique Franklin gift items. We are wheelchair accessible and admission is always free. Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central Street. 

October events at the Franklin Historical Museum

Town Administrator Jamie Hellen with another "Talk Franklin" episode - 09/24/21(audio)

FM #613 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 613 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing Communication Specialist Lily Rivera. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about: 

• Community Preservation Committee

• 215 Prospect St Chap 61 process

• Complete Streets

• Cultural Festival

• Harvest Festival

• Housing Production Plan – Planning Board – 9/27

• Oct 6 – Town Council joint session with School Committee

 

Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 36 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Lily.

** Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c717bcfd-8bb7-4040-b371-518b49230af0

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Community Preservation Committee

• Agenda - 9/29  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-09-29_cpc_agenda_3.pdf 

• Agenda - 10/4 https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-10-01_cpc_agenda_1.pdf 

Harvest Festival scheduled for October  https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2021/04/harvest-festival-scheduled-for-october.html 

Housing Production Plan (revised draft) 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/preliminary_final_housing_production_plan_-_august_2021.pdf 

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Town Administrator Jamie Hellen with another "Talk Franklin" episode -  09/24/21(audio)