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  • Civil War Encampment on Framingham Centre Common

    Civil War Encampment on Framingham Centre Common

    Civil War Encampment on Framingham Centre Common (2012)
    Civil War Encampment on Framingham Centre Common, May 4th – 6th, 2012

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – This weekend, May 4th – May 6th, 2012, the Framingham History Center will roll back the calendar to the 1860’s as Civil War reenactors setup camp on the Village Green, (Framingham Centre Common) as part of Framingham’s ongoing celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.

    Union and Confederate troops will pitch their tents, along with sutlers, (food and provision sellers). There will be artillery demonstrations, a blacksmith forge and period actors including a review of troops by then President Abraham Lincoln, presentations by Julia Ward Howe, (prominent American abolitionist, social activist, poet and author of “The Battle of the Republic”),  and (more…)

  • FRAMINGHAM HISTORY CENTER WINS $100,000 GRANT

    Civil War era Edgell Memorial Library located in Framingham Centre.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Annie Murphy, Executive Director of the Framingham History Center announced that she received word of a a $100,000 grant from American Express to restore the Edgell Memorial Library’s windows.

    Nearly 2.5 million people voted in the Partners In Preservation competition.

    The Edgell Library placed (more…)

  • Flag Day Open House at Edgell Memorial Library

    FRAMINGHAM, MA –The Framingham History Center will commemorate Flag Day, JUNE 14,by celebrating the return of the 13th Massachusetts Regiment’s flag to its home base at the Edgell Memorial Library.

    The FHC invites the public to view this beautiful silk 34 star flag which is probably the oldest American Flag existing in Framingham.

    It was given to the Town in 1873 during (more…)

  • Special Tour of Common’s Historic Buildings

    Special Tour of Common’s Historic Buildings

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Historical Society & Museum invites you to an evening of fun and entertainment at the Framingham Historical Society and Museum on Wednesday August 8th.

    Civil War era Edgell Memorial Library located in Framingham Centre.

    Come tour all three of your historic buildings on the Framingham Centre Common and learn about this treasure of a museum, our town’s rich history, and our efforts to save these buildings. See old friends and meet new ones at our wine and cheese reception.

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