This Is Framingham

Below is the press release for an event at work, which has been interesting to be involved in.   I got to help Peter Harvell (Framingham’s Veteran’s Services Director) set up part of the exhibit and he is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to military art.  I feel like I’ve learned so much just in the past couple of days.   Before the exhibit, we’re also having a thank you party for people who voted for the Edgell Library in the Partners in Preservation initiative.
It’s on a weekend, it’ll be fun and you get to see this!

The Framingham History Center Presents:
A Thank You Party for Voters and Veterans
Sunday November 15th  1:00-4:00 pm
Thank you party and refreshments 1:00-3:00 pm
Veteran’s Program (all welcome) 3:00-4:00 pm
Edgell Memorial Library, 3 Oak Street, Framingham

Honoring the community spirit that brought Framingham a $100,000 preservation grant, and our Veterans, the Framingham History Center is inviting voters and Veterans to join us at the Edgell Memorial Library on Sunday November 15th between 1:00 & 4:00 p.m.  If you voted for the Edgell Library during the Partners in Preservation competition, we want to thank you with a variety of complimentary soups and desserts provided by Tastings Caterers.  We are also welcoming and honoring our Veterans during this time with refreshments and an exhibition of Trench Art: Collecting from the Battlefield.  

From 3:00-4:00 pm Framingham’s Veteran’s Services Director, Peter Harvell will discuss the exhibition of war souvenirs collected and crafted by soldiers from past conflicts.  Throughout the day there will also be FREE appraisals of battlefield collectibles. 

Check out the calendar for upcoming events too.

I was walking down to the Salvation Army thrift shop this weekend looking for a random treasure (which I found) and saw the progress on the Memorial Building’s stairs.  Looks like it’s coming along and hopefully ready for the tree lighting ceremony in December (if they’re doing it, I don’t see it on the town calendar of events). ???? ???
It’ll be nice not only to be able to use stairs that aren’t crumbling, but also to have the building look more respectable to everyone passing through downtown. ?? ??? ?????? ??????? ????