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		<title>Out with the old, in with the older!</title>
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To kick off the first month of the year we’ve done some re-arranging in our gift shop.  The piece of furniture that hosted the cash register went into storage to make room for what we believe to be the original desk from the Wheeler Store or what was also the “Little Red Store” – Framingham’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All aboard!</title>
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It’s that time of year!  We are gearing up for our annual Halloween Trolley Tour on Saturday, October 30th.   Be sure to buy your tickets early as we sold out last year! 
We are working on adding some new stories to the tour and we&#8217;d love to hear of any strange tales and legends you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering the Ladies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Remember the Ladies History Roundtable was a great success with our own Senator Spilka and Representative Richardson as well as many other locally elected women in attendance. 

 Selectwoman Ginger Esty received a General Court Resolution honoring the FHC’s commemoration of the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage and she then spoke about her family members who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.framinghamhistory.org/blog/remembering-the-ladies</link>
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		<title>Windows are back!</title>
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Well it&#8217;s been a little over a month since our windows were removed and taken down to the Kronenberger &#38; Sons shop in Connecticut for restoration.  You probably noticed that we were boarded up for a while and I hope you notice that we now have our freshly restored windows back at the Edgell Library.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Window work started at Edgell</title>
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It may look closed up, but we’re still here.  Our window contractor Kronenberger &#38; Sons came and took 22 windows out over the course of only two days!  The windows are at their shop in Watertown Connecticut getting the attention they need and deserve.  We are so fortunate to have such craftsmen working on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The March to the Vote</title>
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As I am preparing for my September program, The March to the Vote, which focuses on women’s suffrage in Framingham, I am looking for information on the following women and Suffrage organizations in Framingham.  Any photographs, letters, diaries or family stories you remember about these people or organizations would be very helpful.  Thank you!
1909-1920
Framingham Equal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.framinghamhistory.org/blog/the-march-to-the-vote</link>
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		<title>Voting on a Metrowest Tourism and Visitors Bureau</title>
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This week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will be possibly voting on Amendment 15 to bill # 4825.  This amendment will create a Tourism and Visitors Bureau for the Metrowest area. This would enable hotel taxes from this area to be used toward promoting tourism here in Metrowest.  Right now all of the hotel taxes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.framinghamhistory.org/blog/voting-on-a-metrowest-tourism-and-visitors-bureau</link>
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		<title>Structure work for Edgell Memorial Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good News!  We just received word that our proposal for $48,500 to the Mass. Historical Commission was selected for funding.  This is a matching grant and will be used to repair, re-point and clean the exterior masonry on the Edgell Memorial Library.  The funding comes from the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund and is highly competitive.  We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.framinghamhistory.org/blog/228</link>
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		<title>Letters to Jackie History Roundtable Discussion</title>
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The best part of last night’s roundtable were the contributions from the 30+ people in the group and then Ellen’s insight into their comments in light of the thousands of letters she poured over to put this book together.  People’s recollections were very moving and Mary Murphy was as entertaining as ever with her own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.framinghamhistory.org/blog/letters-to-jackie-history-roundtable-discussion</link>
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		<title>House Tour Weekend Wrap Up</title>
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The weather provided an amazing backdrop for May 15th’s Patron’s Party at one of the most beautiful settings in all of Framingham.  This sold out event has become a favorite spring event for FHC supporters.
On Sunday, MAy 16th, our loyal house tour fans and showed up in force to take in an amazingly diverse array of [...]]]></description>
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