Franklin Historical Museum

10/03/2026

09/25/2026

Due to the forecasted storm, the Franklin Historical Museum will be closed this weekend. We hope you will all be safe if you have to go out!

09/25/2026

Due to the forecasted storm, The Franklin Historical Museum will be closed this weekend. We hope everyone stays safe.

09/19/2026

Make sure to include the Museum on your list of Harvest Festival stops!

08/06/2026

This Sunday might not feel like the Second Sunday of August already, but we have a speaker scheduled, so it must be! See the flyer for details!

07/09/2026

Join us at the Museum on Sunday for our next Second Sunday Speaker, Rose Turco, as she guides us through Franklin’s 1976 Federal Bicentennial!

07/04/2026

Happy 250th Fourth of July to Franklin, to Massachusetts, and to everyone in America! What a great year to Welcome the World to our town while reflecting on our long history!

06/12/2026

The Museum gift shop is selling these capybara strawberry plushies to commemorate the Strawberry Stroll! Get one while supplies last!

04/15/2026

A huge thank you to Mr. Stephen Puleo for drawing this terrific crowd for his extensive talk about Italian-American history this past Sunday! Keep an eye out for future speakers every second Sunday of every month!

04/09/2026

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Sons & Daughters of Italy, on Saturday, April 11, the Museum will be inaugurating an exhibit dedicated to Franklin’s Italian-American community! The exhibit includes many photographs and memorabilia of the Lodge and the local Italian community and will kick off other related events, culminating in a banquet at the VFW on May 16. Organizers are also hoping to conduct oral history interviews and to gather old photographs for scanning and sharing!

On Sunday, April 12th, the Museum will be hosting celebrated historical author Stephen Puleo to discuss his book “The Boston Italians.” In it, Mr. Puleo chronicles the arrival and establishment of Italian-American communities from the North End to the present day. His talk will begin at 1:15, and is free to the public. $5 donations to the Museum are encouraged.