Margaret M. Richardson; Lifelong Franklin resident loved being with family

Concord Monitor;  April 24, 2006 ;     298 words ...FRANKLIN - Margaret M. (Uniac) Richardson, 96, of East Bow Street, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the Franklin Regional Hospital following a period of failing health...years, Margaret had been a resident at Golden Crest in Franklin. She was born in Franklin, March 5, 1910, daughter of...

Verna M. French, FRANKLIN -; Worked for hospital, insurance company

Concord Monitor;  September 29, 2005 ;     301 words ...FRANKLIN -- Verna M. French, 77, formerly of North Main Street, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Franklin. She was born in Danville, Vt., on Feb. 11, 1928, the...Napoleon and Nellie (Powers) Paradie. A lifelong resident of Franklin, Mrs. French was employed at Franklin ...

New, improved Franklin shines Wide receiver scores two touchdowns.

Columbia Daily Tribune;  September 3, 2006 ;     416 words ...William Franklin quickly separated himself from his Division...and figuratively. On his pass routes, Franklin, a junior wide receiver, outran and outplayed...standing near the field were closer to Franklin than anyone wearing a Murray State uniform...

'Stealing God's Thunder' extracts Franklin's scientific essence

Daily Breeze;  August 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Benjamin Franklin, like a well-designed building, can be looked...Isaacson dealt with the whole man in Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, and Stacy Schiff, in A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France and the Birth of America, detached Franklin...

Obituary: Douglas S. Kimball, FRANKLIN

Concord Monitor;  March 22, 2004 ;     383 words ...FRANKLIN - Douglas S. "Doug" Kimball, 85, of Beech Street in Franklin died suddenly Thursday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born in Franklin, the son of Cleon and Rena (Morrill) Kimball. He was a...

TOWN CELEBRATES FRANKLIN'S LEGACY FESTIVITIES MARK HIS 300TH BIRTHDAY

The Boston Globe;  January 15, 2006 ;     578 words ...FRANKLIN - When the Massachusetts town named after him asked Benjamin Franklin to donate a bell for the municipal meeting hall, the famous...libraries in the nation. Yesterday, it was apparent that Franklin's curiosity and love of learning also survived the centuries...

Willie Franklin Sr., 89, longtime Chatham barber, education advocate

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 27, 2005 ;     408 words ...At Franklin's Barber Shop in Chatham, customers didn...shaves. Thanks to the shop's owner, Willie Franklin Sr., clients were also treated to life...his more than 60 years as a barber, Mr. Franklin was known among friends as a mentor and...

Willie Franklin Sr., 89, barber for 66 years

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 3, 2005 ;     408 words ...At Franklin's Barber Shop in Chatham, customers didn...shaves. Thanks to the shop's owner, Willie Franklin Sr., clients were also treated to life...his more than 60 years as a barber, Mr. Franklin was known among friends as a mentor and...

Ben Franklin, poster child for upward mobility He could work both sides of...

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ...BENJAMIN FRANKLIN An American Life By Walter Isaacson Simon...more remarkable figure than Benjamin Franklin. By the time of the American Revolution...to come, for after his 70th birthday Franklin served as a congressman and diplomat...

In Franklin, Saturday means cheering the Golden Tornadoes

The Boston Globe;  October 18, 1992 ;     700+ words ...FRANKLIN -- The Golden Tornado defense -- a rock 'em, sock 'em...scoring on fourth down from the 1-yard line. Losing 6-0, Franklin stays within reach as time runs out on the first half...S. Martin Field, home of the Golden Tornadoes. This is Franklin, the state's smallest city, and perhaps its biggest ...

Franklin, my dear Mass. town lures many, feels some growing pains

The Boston Globe;  November 21, 1994 ;     700+ words ...FRANKLIN -- This is a pragmatic place. When town fathers decided...populist sage in 1778, they had one wish: that Benjamin Franklin would give them a bell for the new church tower as a thank-you gift. They didn't get the bell. Instead, Franklin sent 116 books -- mostly religious tracts -- along with...

Scott R. Marceau; Was very active in the Franklin community

Concord Monitor;  November 11, 2005 ;     506 words ...FRANKLIN -- Scott Richard Marceau, 51, of Shaw Road, died Thursday...10, 2005, at home after a short illness. He was born in Franklin, Oct. 2, 1954, the son of Arthur and Dorothy (Shepard) Marceau. A lifelong resident of Franklin, Scott was a graduate of Franklin High School, class of...

Hugh A. Ladd , FRANKLIN -; World War II veteran, lifelong Franklin...

Concord Monitor;  December 30, 2004 ;     386 words ...FRANKLIN - Hugh Allen Ladd, 81, of Thunder Road died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at the Franklin Regional Hospital following a period of failing health. He was born in Franklin Aug. 6, 1923, the son of Allen W. and Lilla E. (Whitcher) Ladd. Hugh was a lifelong...

Leopold C. Pouliot, FRANKLIN -; Lifelong Franklin resident

Concord Monitor;  May 24, 2005 ;     294 words ...FRANKLIN -Leopold C. "Paul"Pouliot, 91, of West Bow Street, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin. He was born in Franklin on Oct. 26, 1913, the son of Joseph and Olivine (Fredette) Pouliot. Mr. Pouliot...

Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue in Early...

Journal of the Early Republic;  December 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue...Four hefty new biographies of Benjamin Franklin have found their way onto bookstore shelves...unturned when it comes to scholarship on Franklin. Here is where Ralph Frasca's book surprises...