Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
Members of the Franklin Township Historical Society’s executive board have contributed a handmade map showing the location of all Franklin Township residential communities. Dana Crapo, who created the map with the assistance of David Ostheimer, described his reason for plotting…
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Today, we bring you one of Sylvia Henricks’ “Remembrances.” You can read more of Sylvia’s columns weekly in The Franklin Township Informer, or in her book From The Ash Grove. Continuing Dana Crapo’s research on the history of the…
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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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Today, we bring you one of Sylvia Henricks’ “Remembrances.” You can read more of Sylvia’s columns weekly in The Franklin Township Informer, or in her book From The Ash Grove (available directly from the FTHS, and via the web site)….
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It’s once again time for the Acton United Methodist Church Craft Fair! Join us Saturday, November 3 at this annual fall festival. We’ll have a booth with our publications (including Sylvia Henricks’ latest book, Humble But Historic), memberships, and a…
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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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Today, we bring you one of Sylvia Henricks’ “Remembrances.” You can read more of Sylvia’s columns weekly in The Franklin Township Informer, or in her book From The Ash Grove (available directly from the FTHS, and via the web site). Will it rain – or…
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It’s coming up on Halloween, and that means it’s the perfect time of year for ghost stories! Indiana has its fair share of paranormal oddities, and even Franklin Township has a few stories that just might make you shiver. Join…
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Earlier this month, the Franklin Township Historical Society received a donation of antique books and magazines from board member Ben Schuman. One of these was an issue of Liberty magazine from May, 1926. You can view this and other magazines…
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It might seem strange to write a book about outhouses — those rustic shacks that our forebears used instead of the indoor porcelain plumbing we’re used to — but there is a lot of history in those little wooden buildings!…
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