What is Now Framingham State University Began Today in 1839
editor FRAMINGHAM – Today in 1839, began what is now Framingham State University. On “July 3, 1839, three young women braved a fierce thunderstorm to enroll in a new school of…
Framingham History
Framingham History Center Presents Reinterpreting the Eames Massacre Thursday
FRAMINGHAM _ Framingham History Center Curator Stacen Goldman will present Reinterpreting the Eames Massacre virtually via Zoom on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. In February of 1676, at the…
Chemist & Lawyer Esther Hopkins was Framingham’s First & Only African-American Selectwoman in Its 317-Year History
Isabella Petroni FRAMINGHAM – Framingham made headlines electing the first popularly elected African-American woman Mayor in Massachusetts in November of 2017. But, many in Framingham do not know of the first &…