Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franklin Township Historical Society’s annual “Old Fashioned Christmas” will be Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m. Join us at the Meeting House (built 1871), located at 6510 S. Franklin Road, for a traditional celebration as in the old days! Sing carols accompanied by…
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Here are some photos from our 2015 Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this fun annual holiday event!
Thanks to everyone who came out for our annual Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration, held at the Meeting House on Sunday! We had a live Christmas tree with vintage decorations, cookies and punch, caroling, presentations on the history of Christmas songs and Victorian…
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Join us Sunday, December 14 from 6PM to 8PM for the annual Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration at our Meeting House (6510 S. Franklin Road). There will be caroling, cookies, candles, and even a visit from Saint Nick! As a special treat,…
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If you haven’t heard, Christmas In Wanamaker will be one week earlier than usual this year. The annual holiday festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 29, from 9AM to 4PM. Support your local businesses, eat cookies, and enter to win fabulous prizes!…
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Join us for our annual Harvest Dinner on Saturday, October 19 at 1:00 p.m. The dinner will be held at New Bethel Baptist Church (8936 Southeastern Avenue, 46239). Our speaker will be Gary Lee, who for more than thirty years…
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This year’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Celebration was held on Sunday, December 16. We had a traditionally-decorated live tree, Christmas carols accompanied by our antique pump organ, cookies, punch and other holiday snacks, and even a visit from Santa Claus! Between 30…
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Join your friends and neighbors at the Franklin Township Historical Society on Sunday, December 16 for our annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Celebration! Sing Christmas carols accompanied by our antique pipe organ. Enjoy the vintage decorations, refreshments, and even a visit from…
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Since it’s Halloween, here’s a story from Evansville, Indiana to give you seasonally-appropriate goosebumps. The Willard Library, a gorgeous piece of Gothic architecture, is the oldest public library building in Indiana. It’s also rumored to be haunted — and it…
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It’s almost Halloween, which means it’s time to celebrate the most popular work of poet James Whitcomb Riley. Riley has no particular connection to Franklin Township, but he did grow up in nearby Greenfield, and he’s one of Indiana’s favorite…
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