Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
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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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. Not long ago I had to have a new pump put in…
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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. Among the papers, documents and church books given to the Township Historical…
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On Saturday, October 27, 2012 the FTHS hosted its annual Harvest Dinner at New Bethel Baptist Church. A brief pre-dinner meeting introduced some of the Society’s board members, covered our annual treasurer’s report and reviewed things the Society had accomplished this…
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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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