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As of 1/1/25 The Museum will be closed for us to build our 250th new exhibiting. We look forward to see you soon!
That's right - T-Mobile has selected us to receive $40,000 to refurbish the Lebanon Road School House! This project will include a new roof and other important restoration work to help preserve this important historic building for future generations and allow the space to be better utilized for programming and events.
Our kick-off block party will be on July 26TH at the Giddings Park Pavillion (5pm) followed by Music in the Park (6pm)!
We are extremely pleased to be recipients of this grant, and pleasantly surprised that we get to be the thumbnail for their announcement video! We will be CELEBRATING THIS ACHIEVEMENT ON JULY 26 at 5 pm at Giddings park with a Block Party. Come for the party and Stay for the MUSIC with Music in the Park at 6!
The Un-carrier powers progress in small towns nationwide with 25 new recipients joining the list, supporting projects from adaptive playgrounds to historic downtown revitalizations
BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 17, 2025 — T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today unveiled the next 25 towns to receive a Hometown Grant, bringing the total to 400 recipients since the Un-carrier kicked off its five-year commitment to small towns and rural communities in April 2021. Each town will get up to $50,000 to help fund local projects that bring new life to their communities.
T-Mobile has now given nearly $18 million in Hometown Grants to 400 communities across 48 states and Puerto Rico. The program unites people to make their communities even stronger and has generated more than 160,000 volunteer hours and created 1,270 jobs to date.
“With Hometown Grants helping over 2.4 million people so far, the program continues to deliver on our commitment to small towns and rural communities,” said Jon Freier, President, T-Mobile Consumer Group. “Whether it’s powering smart classrooms, restoring main streets or enhancing public spaces, we’re helping communities build a stronger, more connected future — and there’s so much more ahead.”
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National Register of Historic Places Designation
National Register of Historic Places Designation
We are excited to have received our official National Historic Register Plaque. We would like to thank the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for making this possible. Woodward house was placed on the National Historic register in 1992 but never had the funding to purchase the bronze designation plaque. The foundation provided the funding that allowed us to finally obtain this long over due acknowledgement. The Ashbel Woodward House is the only location in Franklin that currently holds this designation.
We are excited to have received our official National Historic Register Plaque. We would like to thank the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for making this possible. Woodward house was placed on the National Historic register in 1992 but never had the funding to purchase the bronze designation plaque. The foundation provided the funding that allowed us to finally obtain this long over due acknowledgement. The Ashbel Woodward House is the only location in Franklin that currently holds this designation.
We are looking forward to a spring 2020 placement ceremony
We are looking forward to a spring 2020 placement ceremony
The Myth of Micah Rood explained by our own Matt Novosad
The Myth of Micah Rood explained by our own Matt Novosad
Recent Finds near and on the
Recent Finds near and on the
Woodward House Property
Woodward House Property
The summer of 2019 brought the museum a pleasant gift. Mr Kenneth Bennett of Willimantic CT approach the museum with a proposal to metal detect the property in an effort to unearth some hidden history. Much to our surprise Mr Bennett found some interesting pieces. Below are a small sampling of what Ken has found.
New Research Room to Open to Public Soon
New Research Room to Open to Public Soon
June 1, 2019 Whats new at the museum: A new research space is near completion. We would like to thank James McPherson of Lisbon, CT for choosing the Ashbel Woodward museum for his Eagle Scout project! We cannot wait to put this room to some good research use!
June 1, 2019 Whats new at the museum: A new research space is near completion. We would like to thank James McPherson of Lisbon, CT for choosing the Ashbel Woodward museum for his Eagle Scout project! We cannot wait to put this room to some good research use!
The Franklin Historical Society welcomes in new president.
The Franklin Historical Society welcomes in new president.
We will be participating in the 16th Annual CT OPEN HOUSE DAY Virtually! Because we have moved "Our Community Art Show to online you can take this opportunity to enjoy the many pieces of art presented by local talent on this day of events.
We will be kicking off the "I Spy Franklin
The Janet Carlson Calvert Library, in conjunction with the Ashbel Woodward Museum & Franklin Historical Society, are proud to present "I Spy Franklin".
"I Spy Franklin" is a series of letterboxes, or caches, which will be found all around town. Each box will contain a garden themed collectible for you to bring home to cultivate your own Summer Reading garden. Each box will contain a clue to the next, as well as historical trivia about the box's location.
I Spy Franklin is a part of the JCC Library's annual Summer Reading program.
Summer Reading materials and packets will be available in June and more fun details are to follow.
We look forward to an amazing Summer of reading!
June is Dr.Woodward’s birthday month! Help us celebrate Franklin’s very own historical hero by helping us continue one aspect of Dr, Woodward’s work of preserving Franklin History.
Even though we are closed due to the Covid Pandemic it wont stop us from hosting a "Tea" No need to dig out your Sunday best and drive all the way out to the museum. Instead stay at home in your comfy clothes and sip some( A'hehh)'Tea" and browse the Art show virtually, read about what we have been up to, or play along with the weekly trivia.
Although we are closed to the public we have been working behind the scene, archiving,digitizing, and organizing.
Help us keep the preservation going please consider to make a donation to our organization.
All donations can be made virtually via paypal or checks can be mailed to Friends of Ashbel Woodward Museum PO Box 73, N. Franklin, CT 06254
If you desire a letter for you donation please let us know and we will get it right out to you.
Use link below to make a donation through paypal. You do not need to have a paypal account.
https://paypal.me/AshbelWoodwardMuseum?locale.x=en_US
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