Housed in the Historic Webster Tay/House, a part of Daniels Webster's "Elms Farm" from 1799-1855, later the New Hampshire Orphanage from 1871-1959, and now the Webster Place Recovery Center, the Society meets on the first Thursday of the month from April through November.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 - Odell Park - 10 am to 3 pm
Community Day Parade and Celebration
Once again, the Franklin Historical Society will participate in Community Day activities with a table at Odell Park where we will talk to folks about the Society to encourage new members and offer our books and assorted offering for sale.
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - Webster/Tay House - 7 pm
Webster/Tay House Tour
Tours of the Webster/Tay House, new exhibits, and slide show of recent acquisitions to the Society’s collections
Thursday, July 4, 2013 - Franklin Opera House - 7 pm
Vanished Veterans, NH Civil War Monuments and Memorials
This presentation by historian George Morrison will be an illustrated introduction to NH’s Civil War monuments and memorials Mr. Morrison has located, inventoried and photographed a variety of monuments and will share his discoveries of early obelisks to statues, cast iron, murals, artillery, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s
