Silent Saturdays
Silent Movies
at the Museum 6:00PM
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April 6th
The Thief of Bagdad
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Additional Scheduled films in April
April 13th
Metropolis
a formative film in the science fiction genre by Fritz Lang. It portrays a convincing, futuristic and totalitarian city complete with creepy robots.
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April 20th
Early Animation Shorts
including Steamboat Willie, The Dinosaur and The Missing Link, and other gems.
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April 27th
Ravished Armenia
a portion of a 1919 drama about the then contemporary Armenian genocide as well as other period shorts. Ravished Armenia is being shown in connection with the museum’s other Armenian
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Since 2018, the Franklin Historical Museum has played host to a variety of speakers from around New England who cover a wide range of topics from the Revolutionary War to baseball player Eddie Grant. The series takes place on the second Sunday of every month and is free to the public. We hope you will join us for our next event!
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The Second Sunday Speaker Series is supported by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum
Scheduled Events
Always Free
Thursday April 25th, 4-6 pm
Pop Up Art Gallery. A Dream Shared, art by Fatima Wojohat
Saturday April 27th, 10-1
Armenian Franklin, 19th Century Franklin Missionaries to Armenia
Silent Film 6PM
Ravished Armenia
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Sunday April 28, 1-4,
Mark Minichelli will discuss the Armenian Genocide and share video clips of his late grandmother, Helen Boghosian, sharing her story of survival.
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Saturday May. 4, 10-1
A celebration of the birthday or Franklin-born Horace Mann – a key figure in 19th century reform movements. Join us for cake and a short classic documentary about Horace Mann.
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Sunday May 5, 1-5
'THIS OLD THING?' --An Antique Appraisal Adventure with James C. “Jim” Johnston, who has been in the antique and appraisal business for more than six decades. Appraisals are ‘on-the-spot’ and oral and are $5 for the first appraisal and $3 for additional items, up to a maximum of three.
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Sunday May 12, 1-4
The Second Sunday Speaker Series continues with an intimate look at Franklin early in the 20th century through the exquisite ‘glass negative’ images of homes, businesses and people taken between about 1910 and 1920. Historical Commission Vice Chair Mary Olsson will be your tour guide to yesteryear. Presentation begins at 1:15
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