Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
After a successful series of Harvest Luncheons (in 2019 we had 59 people attend and sold every single Auction item), the luncheon was unable to be held in 2020 and in 2021 because of COVID-19 concerns, but it’s back this…
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Drop off your sale donations at the Franklin Township Civic League building, 8822 Southeastern Ave. Tax receipts will be available. Please, NO CLOTHING unless it is an item of unusual historic interest.
After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the Old Settlers Day Street Fair & Car Show on Southeastern Avenue in Wanamaker is returning! The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. Our booth will…
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Our biggest annual fundraiser is our popular “Antiques & Rummage” sale, to again be held at the Franklin Township Civic League building at 8822 Southeastern Ave. This year’s sale will be Saturday, June 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m….
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Our first Open Hours of the year will be Saturday, March 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Come visit us at our Meeting House, located at 6510 S. Franklin Road, to peruse our museum collection or view genealogy records. The…
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Thank you to everyone who helped out or attended our Old Fashioned Christmas last night! We had 62 people in attendance. Organist Jim Kemp accompanied the carol singing on our building’s antique pump organ, Nancy VanArendonk spoke about the history…
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Join us on Saturday, December 4 for lunch and a visit to the Irvington Historical Society, housed in the lovely Bona Thompson Memorial building. The Memorial was built in 1902 as the Butler University Library and was funded by Bona’s…
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Join us at the Meeting House on the evening of October 21 to hear spooky stories around the campfire! We’ll share ghostly tales from local and not-so-local history, as well as the story of the (in)famous Black Dress in our…
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Join us for our annual holiday celebration! Come to the Meeting House for Christmas carols accompanied by our original antique pump organ, holiday history and stories, candle luminaria lining the walkway, cookies and punch… and quite possibly a visit from…
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Join us in October for spooky legends around a fire! Bring a lawn chair to the Meeting House parking lot, 6510 S. Franklin Rd, at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21st (please park next door at the south end of The…
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