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Written by Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo The late 1960s and early 1970s saw…
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Written by Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo As we discussed in our last Blog…
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Written by Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo World War II was unquestionably one of…
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Written by Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo During World War I and World War…
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If you have ever visited the Old Academy in the quest for historical research, you…
- Captain Simon Edgell and his Book
Originally published in the 1982 Framingham Historical & Natural History Society newsletter by Curator Stephen…
- Jan. 2023 Executive Director Address
Video text: Hello. My name is Anna Tucker and I’m the Executive Director at the…
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Did you know Framingham was once a center for cycling enthusiasts? Bicyclists from towns away…
- The Liberty Pole
By Jennifer A. Richards, Research Team November 1, 2022 Framingham’s first Liberty Pole, a wooden…
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By Ruthann Tomassini & Jennifer RichardsAugust 8, 2022 Have you regretted not asking your family…
- 2022 Summer Intern Spotlight
Two Framingham State University students share a behind the scenes look of their summer internship…
- Staff Spotlight: Kathy Hauck, Village Hall on the Common Rental Coordinator
Long time Framingham resident Kathy Hauck took over as Village Hall on the Common Rental…
- Spotlight on Collections: Problem or Opportunity? Part 2
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections ManagerMay 17, 2022 A while back, I described the structural issues…
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By Stacen Goldman, FHC Curator It is a well-known truth here at the Framingham History…
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This Valentine’s Day, help us show the love for Framingham history! The Framingham History Center (FHC)…
- Framingham History Center Releases New Resource Focused on BIPOC History
Press Release Framingham History Center For more information contact: Stacen Goldman, curator@framinghamhistory.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
- A Change at the Helm
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It has been exhilarating to be a part of creating such…
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What a year it has been! It has been a privilege to continue highlighting the…
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The Framingham History Center staff have put together a list of free online resources that…
- Centre Common Walking Tour – Self-Guided
Welcome to our Explore the Art of the Common (10/2/2021) self-guided walking tour! This tour…
- A Brief History of Framingham’s Harmony Grove
Long before the land that we know as Harmony Grove was named, it was a…
- Meet Our 2021 Runner: John Sucich
The Framingham History Center has been chosen as an official charity through Team Framingham of…
- Meet Our 2021 Runner: Di Summer
The Framingham History Center has been chosen as an official charity through Team Framingham of…
- Meet Our 2021 Runner: Joe Kynoch
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- Mary Elisabeth Franck 1942-2020
In November 2020, we were deeply saddened to lose a wonderful friend of the Framingham…
- The Soldiers of Shoppers’ World – A History by Libby Franck
December 5, 2009 Christmas at Shoppers’ World in Framingham (1951-1994) used to be truly festive. …
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By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections ManagerDecember 2, 2020 Back in February, just before the statewide shut…
- Ask the Archives
By Pat Lavin, author of WELCOME to Dennison Manufacturing Co.November 30, 2020 Sealing Wax Imagine!…
- 2021 Spring Program Package
Our first virtual program series was so successful and we are pleased to announce a…
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Grab a cold glass and mix up a spirited mid-century Gin and Sin in mere…
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I hope that when you vote in this historic election, you will vote yes on…
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By Fred Wallace Framingham Community Preservation Now You may remember that I wrote a piece…
- The Framingham Women’s Suffrage Trail
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We are very excited to announce a new Program Package that will be much more convenient for…
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By Martha Davidson, Research Librarian In the 1870s the Chautauqua movement came to Framingham. A…
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By Jane WhitingCirca 2000 It’s hard to believe at the present time that Framingham had…
- Thoughts on the FHC’s Pandemic Journal Project
By Stacen Goldman, FHC CuratorMay 28, 2020 Reading David’s reflections on his family history really…
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The Framingham History Center (FHC) launched a COVID-19 Digital Archive in response to the extreme…
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By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager Like most workplaces in Massachusetts, we at the Framingham History…
- How Framingham Endured the 1918 Flu Pandemic: What it Teaches Us About Our Fight Against Coronavirus
By Kathleen Hursen in collaboration with Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr. Why did Framingham have the…
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When you are not working on your FHC Pandemic Journal, here are some history-related entertainment…
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Due to the emergency measures necessitated by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Framingham’s Top 10 exhibit…
- 2020 Boston Marathon – Team Framingham History Center
Runner Profile: Joe Kynoch -Have you run the Boston Marathon before (or any marathon)? I…
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By Fred Wallace, Member Community Preservation Act Study Group & City Historian February 24, 2020…
- “Smile dear”: A Tribute to Miss Mackey
Adapted from a speech given by Jennifer Toth As the New Year’s Eve Party Committee…
- Spotlight on Collections: What Am I Going to Do With You?
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager Collections management, like most jobs, consists of many different tasks.…
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By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager October 16, 2019 It’s been a little over a month…
- A Greeting and Goodbye
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern For my last blog post I would like…
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By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern July means that Summertime on the Centre Common,…
- Filing through the Framingham History Center’s Past
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern Last week my focus was organizing and paring…
- Hands-on Experience from Day 1
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern As a lifelong resident of Framingham, and…
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In 1945, the Framingham History Center received the donation of the diplomatic uniform of Rev.…
- Ralph Haynes Newton: 26th Yankee Division 1917-1919
By Susan T. Turner Ralph Newton is my grandfather and in January and February 2019,…
- D-Day in Framingham
By Frederic A. Wallace, City Historian June 6, 1944 As the clocks struck midnight ushering…
- Framingham’s WWI Military Girls Club
Presented by Kathy Barbieri Tomasetti, January 27, 2019 On the home front during WWI, women…
- Armistice Day 2018 – Framingham Beat
Access Framingham Published on Dec 21, 2018 THE FRAMINGHAM HISTORY CENTER OBSERVED VETERAN’S DAY…
- David Brown Speech – 2018 Donor Appreciation Event
November 1, 2018 Delivered during the Framingham History Center annual Donor Appreciation Event, major…
- The Framingham Beat – Framlingham
Access Framingham Published on Oct 3, 2018 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT FRAMINGHAM IS FULL OF…
- How Quickly Summer Ends…
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern August 17, 2018 I can’t believe that the…
- What Did We Have to Eat: 150 Years of Food and Cookery in Framingham
By Martha W. Davidson, 2006 The Framingham History Center boasts a special collection of cookbooks…
- The Collections Management Side of Museums
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern July 20, 2018 A lot has happened…
- 2018 Desilets Intern has a Passion for Museum Work
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern June 15, 2018 Hi! My…
- New WWI Pint Glass in FHC Museum Shop
Coming June 15th! This pint glass honors Framingham’s most famous WWI veteran, Arthur Raymond “Ray”…
- A Massachusetts Lad in the Mid-19th Century: George Henry Newell
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- Recent Gift of Dennison Artist’s Scrapbook
By FHC Curator Emerita Dana Dauterman Ricciardi, with special thanks to Patricia Lavin It’s a…
- Daring Dozen Nominations
On March 25th, in honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll add 2 names to former…
- Framingham History Center To Receive $70,000 for Climate-Controlled Display Cases
January 10, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s administration…
- A Critical Time for Danforth Art at Town Meeting
October 11, 2017 Dear friends: As a part of our Framingham History Center community, you…
- Inside Government Junior Badge
Junior troops will explore laws that affect us everyday, speak with special guest visitors Senator…
- A Truly Wonderful Summer, and a Truly Grateful Intern!
By Clare O’Connor, 2017 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern August 9, 2017 As my time at…
- Deborah Sampson’s Story – Summertime on the Centre Common
By Clare O’Connor, Tom Desilets Memorial Intern 2017 The Summertime on the Centre Common series,…
- Better Late than Never! – 2017 Desilets Internship
By Clare O’Connor, Tom Desilets Memorial Intern 2017 Hello! My name is Clare O’Connor, and…
- Reflections on the End of an Era
On December 31st of this year, 2017, the era of government by town meeting will…
- 2017 Summertime on the Centre Common line up
For questions, please contact FHC Museum Assistant/Education Coordinator Laura Stagliola at laura@framinghamhistory.org
- 15 Reasons Why You Should Go on the 15th Framingham House Tour
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By Chelsea Hathaway Framingham State University Class of 2017 When Stacen Goldman (FHC Curator) and…
- Volunteer Opportunity! GRF Project
General Resource File (GRF) Digitization Project — The General Resource File is a collection of research materials…
- Framingham History Center App
In the Footsteps of a Civil War Hero: General Gordon’s Framingham A self-guided audio tour…
- Framingham Charter of Incorporation – Transcribed
June 21, 1700 Upon a full hearing of the matters in difference between the town…
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By Stacen Goldman, FHC Curator Perhaps the most eye-catching part of our new exhibit, History…
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Until recently the only historical connection that I was aware of between Framingham and Clara…
- Cheese or Laundry? The 175 Year Old Wooden Tub that Sparked the Question
Who would you go to for wooden tub repairs? A cooper, of course! A few…
- Share Local History this Holiday Season
Give the Gift of Framingham History Give an Individual or Family Membership for one year…
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by Stacen Goldman, FHC Curator If you’ve already been to see our newest exhibit “History in…
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The Framingham History Center is participating in #GivingTuesday on November 29th. We hope to benefit from this…
- “WELCOME to Dennison Manufacturing Co.” Novel Ideas – Chats with Local Authors
Authors of “WELCOME to Dennison Manufacturing Co.” Pat Lavin and Laura Stagliola were recently interviewed…
- FHC Blueprint Inventory 2016
The Framingham History Center is in possession of a collection of blueprints of various businesses and…
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Brownie troops will earn the Celebrating Community badge in one afternoon with the Framingham…
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Here’s your chance to be on American Pickers on History! The American Pickers, Mike and…
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Originally published in the Spring 1985 Framingham Historical & Natural History Society Newsletter by Dr. Bruce Brown…
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by Laura Stagliola, FHC Museum Assistant/Education Coordinator August 26, 2016 The other day the Framingham…
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by Colleen Jenkins, 2016 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern This is my last week at the…
- Cleaning up History One Box At A Time
by Colleen Jenkins, 2016 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern Last week, I asked my dad for…
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by Colleen Jenkins, 2016 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern August 2, 2016 Last week, after being…
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by Stacen Goldman, FHC Curator I love studying history because it is so incredibly human. The…
- Growing Up in Framingham Centre During the 1920s — Part I
Originally published in the Spring 1985 Framingham Historical & Natural History Society Newsletter by Dr. Bruce Brown…
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Written by Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo As we discussed in our last Blog…
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If you have ever visited the Old Academy in the quest for historical research, you…
Originally published in the 1982 Framingham Historical & Natural History Society newsletter by Curator Stephen…
Video text: Hello. My name is Anna Tucker and I’m the Executive Director at the…
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By Jennifer A. Richards, Research Team November 1, 2022 Framingham’s first Liberty Pole, a wooden…
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By Ruthann Tomassini & Jennifer RichardsAugust 8, 2022 Have you regretted not asking your family…
Two Framingham State University students share a behind the scenes look of their summer internship…
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By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections ManagerMay 17, 2022 A while back, I described the structural issues…
By Stacen Goldman, FHC Curator It is a well-known truth here at the Framingham History…
This Valentine’s Day, help us show the love for Framingham history! The Framingham History Center (FHC)…
Press Release Framingham History Center For more information contact: Stacen Goldman, curator@framinghamhistory.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It has been exhilarating to be a part of creating such…
What a year it has been! It has been a privilege to continue highlighting the…
The Framingham History Center staff have put together a list of free online resources that…
Welcome to our Explore the Art of the Common (10/2/2021) self-guided walking tour! This tour…
Long before the land that we know as Harmony Grove was named, it was a…
The Framingham History Center has been chosen as an official charity through Team Framingham of…
The Framingham History Center has been chosen as an official charity through Team Framingham of…
The Framingham History Center has been chosen as an official charity through Team Framingham of…
In November 2020, we were deeply saddened to lose a wonderful friend of the Framingham…
December 5, 2009 Christmas at Shoppers’ World in Framingham (1951-1994) used to be truly festive. …
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections ManagerDecember 2, 2020 Back in February, just before the statewide shut…
By Pat Lavin, author of WELCOME to Dennison Manufacturing Co.November 30, 2020 Sealing Wax Imagine!…
Our first virtual program series was so successful and we are pleased to announce a…
Grab a cold glass and mix up a spirited mid-century Gin and Sin in mere…
I hope that when you vote in this historic election, you will vote yes on…
By Fred Wallace Framingham Community Preservation Now You may remember that I wrote a piece…
We are very excited to announce a new Program Package that will be much more convenient for…
By Martha Davidson, Research Librarian In the 1870s the Chautauqua movement came to Framingham. A…
By Jane WhitingCirca 2000 It’s hard to believe at the present time that Framingham had…
By Stacen Goldman, FHC CuratorMay 28, 2020 Reading David’s reflections on his family history really…
The Framingham History Center (FHC) launched a COVID-19 Digital Archive in response to the extreme…
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager Like most workplaces in Massachusetts, we at the Framingham History…
By Kathleen Hursen in collaboration with Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr. Why did Framingham have the…
While children are home from school during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Framingham History Center is…
When you are not working on your FHC Pandemic Journal, here are some history-related entertainment…
Due to the emergency measures necessitated by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Framingham’s Top 10 exhibit…
Runner Profile: Joe Kynoch -Have you run the Boston Marathon before (or any marathon)? I…
By Fred Wallace, Member Community Preservation Act Study Group & City Historian February 24, 2020…
Adapted from a speech given by Jennifer Toth As the New Year’s Eve Party Committee…
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager Collections management, like most jobs, consists of many different tasks.…
By Rebecca Helgeson, Collections Manager October 16, 2019 It’s been a little over a month…
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern For my last blog post I would like…
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern July means that Summertime on the Centre Common,…
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Desilets Memorial Intern Last week my focus was organizing and paring…
By Lydia Fair, 2019 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern As a lifelong resident of Framingham, and…
In 1945, the Framingham History Center received the donation of the diplomatic uniform of Rev.…
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern August 17, 2018 I can’t believe that the…
By Martha W. Davidson, 2006 The Framingham History Center boasts a special collection of cookbooks…
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern July 20, 2018 A lot has happened…
By Libby Goodreau, 2018 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern June 15, 2018 Hi! My…
By Clare O’Connor, 2017 Tom Desilets Memorial Intern August 9, 2017 As my time at…
By Clare O’Connor, Tom Desilets Memorial Intern 2017 The Summertime on the Centre Common series,…
On December 31st of this year, 2017, the era of government by town meeting will…
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