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About Us
Welcome! History comes alive here. We share the remarkable heritage of Framingham, Massachusetts by collecting and preserving our stories, our historic buildings, and our local artifacts. The Center makes these treasures easily accessible to all — fostering a sense of excitement for our history, good citizenship, and pride of place now, and for generations to come. Help us honor our heritage. A personal connection with history enriches our lives and our community. Join us!
Our Work
We are a vibrant non-profit membership organization working to preserve the treasures of Framingham, including our oral and written history, 10,000 artifacts in our collections, and three superb historic buildings surrounding a quintessential New England Town Common — the Framingham Centre Common. With a rich offering of public events, lectures, exhibitions, celebrations, and tours, we inspire and educate the public, provide community gatherings, and share historical research resources with all.
Our Historic Buildings
 Old Academy |  Village Hall |  Edgell Memorial Library |
Central to our work and to the life of Framingham is the preservation of three irreplaceable buildings constructed in the 1800s on the Town Centre Common. The Old Academy, an unusual Greek Revival temple, the Village Hall, at the epicenter of the Common and still an important meeting house, and the Edgell Memorial Library, a grand Victorian Gothic structure in urgent need of repair.
