Many of the historical resources at Franklin Historical Museum, Franklin Public Library, and other town departments have been digitized and are freely available online. Click the titles below to explore them today:

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Digital Resources​

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• Anne Giordano Postcard collection

• Digital Commonwealth Map Collections: Franklin

• Franklin Directories

• Franklin High School Yearbooks

• Franklin Public Library: Index to Digital Collections

• Town of Franklin Annual Reports

• Town of Franklin School Committee Reports

• Town of Franklin GIS Interactive Map: Building and Development, 1690-2026

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Print​ Resources

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• Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1778-1872

• A History of the Town of Franklin by Mortimer Blake, 1879

• Franklin and Wrentham by J.C. Gallison, 1904

• Franklin Public Library: Newspapers

• Bicentenary of Benjamin Franklin's Birth, 1906

• Sesquicentennial Celebration Program, 1928

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Databases

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• Historic Figures of Franklin

• Franklin Veterans

• Civil War Veteran Bios

• Franklin Historic Properties

• City Mills Gravestones

• Franklins around the United States

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Local Historian Videos

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• Franklin, MA: The Past and the Present Part 1

• Franklin, MA: The Past and the Present Part 2

• Franklin, MA: The Past and the Present Part 3

• Franklin, MA: The Past and the Present Part 4

• Franklin, MA: The Railroad in Franklin

• Franklin, MA: The A.J. Cataldo Fruit Store

• Franklin, MA: The Town Pool

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• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1870s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1880s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1890s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1900s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1910s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1920s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1930s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1940s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1950s

• The History of Franklin, MA Decade by Decade: 1960s

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• Once Upon a Town: Tour of Downtown Franklin

• Once Upon a Town: Chilson Block

• Once Upon a Town: Depot Plaza

• Once Upon a Town: Felix Cataldo Block and Dana Block

• Once Upon a Town: Flax Block

• Once Upon a Town: The Fletcher Block

• Once Upon a Town: Metcalf Block, Butman Building

• Once Upon a Town: Morse Opera House Block

• Once Upon a Town: The "New" Morse Block

• Once Upon a Town: Ray Block

• Once Upon a Town: Rome Restaurant Block

• Once Upon a Town: Spear, AJ, and Cataldo Exchange

• Once Upon a Town: Industries

• Once Upon a Town: Gas Stations and Dealers

• Once Upon a Town: Grocery Stores

• Once Upon a Town: Post Office and YMCA

• Once Upon a Town: Schools

• Once Upon a Town: The Franklin 500

• Once Upon a Town: Bob Catalano

• Once Upon a Town: Paul DeBaggis

• Once Upon a Town: Stephen Meyers