Franklin Township Historical Society
Franklin Township history, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
Since 2022, the FTHS has released one new ornament each holiday season. First it was our horse and sleigh design; then our Meeting House; after that, it was the extremely popular Pelican Diner sign. (If you missed one of these,…
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Join us for our annual holiday celebration at the Meeting House! Sing carols accompanied by the building’s original Victorian pump organ, learn a bit of Christmas tradition history, and enjoy punch and cookies while exploring our recently added exhibits. For…
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Join us for our annual holiday celebration at the Meeting House! Sing carols accompanied by the building’s original Victorian pump organ, learn a bit of Christmas tradition history, and enjoy punch and cookies while exploring our recently added exhibits. For…
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Join us at 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 10 in our historic Meeting House at 6510 S. Franklin Road for Christmas stories, holiday histories, special displays, candle luminaria, live music from our original Victorian pump organ, carols, cookies and punch,…
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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 for our annual holiday celebration! Last year we had to take our event virtual, but we’re back in person this year. Come to the Meeting House for Christmas carols accompanied by our original antique pump organ, holiday history…
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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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We announced a few weeks ago that our annual “Old Fashioned Christmas” event will not take place in person this year, due to public health concerns. However, we’ll be streaming an online version with all the usual holiday histories, stories, music, and more!…
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Due to state health restrictions, our annual Old Fashioned Christmas event cannot take place in the Meeting House as usual. The last few years have seen a massive increase in attendance, resulting in a packed, standing-room-only event, and quite simply,…
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Our annual Old Fashioned Christmas at the Meeting House broke all previous records, with 87 people in attendance! It was a tight squeeze, but we are already making plans for additional parking (courtesy of our neighbors at The Creek) and…
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