What a great place to see the history of Franklin! I have lived in Franklin for 10 years now, my wife is originally from here and I went to high school here. This town has vast history from all the way back to where Ben Franklin donated his own personal books to the town library. We also have such pioneers as Horace Mann. You could spend all day here at the museum and still not see everything this place has to offer you about the town history. We come by here every March 2nd because it is the towns birthday as well as my wifes and they invite everyone in town with March 2nd birthday to join them. I would recommend stopping by and seeing the past come alive.

A great place to view army clothing..the clothes fromSomeone at Pearl HarborShow this impact on people.Several family members pictures are in the town servicemen book. They change subject matter often so you can find newInteresting things all the time.

I was really impressed with this place! For being a free historical society, they had a very good little museum setup (not little for a historical society mind you!) They do a great job honoring native Franklin men and women who have fought and/or died for our country in various wars and they devote plenty of space to the local economic/industrial history as well as what life looked like for the average resident for some spans of history. They have a big section devoted to Horace Mann, who was born in Franklin. If youre looking to learn about Franklin and its storied history or to learn about things to do in town, come here for all that info.

Hidden gem! This place is packed with many artifacts donated from the local families beautifully displayed in a quaint space. The wedding dress display is something to see!

Great place to go

Great history, friendly staff.

A well curated museum that provides exhibits that are frequently rotated and themes that are linked to the present day. A great resource to showcase Franklin.