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Framingham Historical Society and Museum

Framingham Historical Society and Museum

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"Town Meeting authorized the town to take out a bond exceeding $600,000 to repair the roofs of three historic buildings - the Edgell Memorial Library, the Old Academy, and the Village Hal ..." Read the Metrowest Daily News for May 14 ...

2008 Framingham House Tour May 18 Noon to 5PM

2008 House Tour May 18 Noon to 5PMThis year’s House Tour will be Opening Doors to Framingham’s Past. Explore an entire section of the Jonathan Maynard Historic District – three sites within walking distance. Don’t miss the beautiful Victorian with its sleeping porch master suite and gazebo deck overlooking Gleason’s Pond. Marvel at both the restoration efforts and adaptive reuse to preserve some of Framingham’s most architecturally significant properties. You’ll want to tour to all eight of our featured sites – all new to the Tour – and all built in the 1920s and earlier.

house tour tickets $30.
member house tour tickets $25.

House Tour Patrons Party

Patrons’ Party May 17th $100 includes open bar, reception, dinner catered by Whole Foods MarketFramingham, plus a House Tour ticket for Sunday

For this year’s Patrons’ Party we’ll gather on a beautiful country road at a Gentleman’s Horse Farm – a magnificent 1980 home on 5+ rolling acres, including a 10-stall barn and man-made pond. Once owned by the Annis family, Morgan horses were raised in this pastoral location. Join us for our annually anticipated celebration of Spring, for dinner and local jazz talent for entertainment.

2008 House Tour Patron's Party Ticket Price $100.

New Section for FHS&M News

The Metrowest Daily recently published a story about the Floyd Walser Painting donation and the upcoming show. You can read the complete story here or click on FHS&M in the News in the navigation menu.

You can also view the YouTube video in the News section featuring Anne Murphy, Dana Dauterman Ricciardi, and Richard Rotelli.

Framingham Tales & Trivia

Volunteer Now and Learn How to Produce a TV Show by Elbert Tuttle

Over the past ten years a cable TV program on Comcast C 9 entitled “Framingham Trivia.” presented local stories, facts, events and trivia about Framingham. The program is presented in panel form at 7 PM on the first Wednesday of each month. The subject will be the April program on the Civil Wa and the May program will discuss House Tour. The June program will feature on Framingham Gardens. Read More ..

Check out the new Museum Store

The Museum store has been completely revamped. Click here an go online and create an account. You can browse the catalog and order online with your credit card via PayPal. Or you can save your selections until your next visit. Your choices will be saved until you are ready.

Village Hall

Put history to work. Rent the historic Village Hall for your next function. Click on the Village hall link on the menu to the right and take a photographic tour, or call 508.879.8995 for details.