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SLIDE SHOW: Swanky '50s Party To Unveil Shoppers World Exhibit

Framingham History Center's newest exhibit Shoppers World 1951-1994 will be open this week on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

More than 200 people attended the preview opening of Framingham History Center's newest exhibit Shoppers World 1951-1994. Friday night at Edgell Memorial Library. The highlight of Friday's members only party was when Framingham Selectman Chair Charlie Sisitsky helped light up the old neon sign that stood high above Shoppers World. The exhibit will be open this school vacation week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 adult, free for members and children. The exhibition features images, merchandise, and memorabilia that will be sure to bring you back to this “kinder, gentler shopping center," states the Framingham History Center's web site. "The country’s first mall east of the Rockies included the …

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VIDEO: Shoppers World Lights Up Framingham Again

Framingham Selectman Chair Charlie Sisitsky helped light up the the newest exhibit at the Framingham History Center: Shoppers World 1951-1994 Friday night.

More than 200 people attended the preview opening of Framingham History Center's newest exhibit Shoppers World 1951-1994. Friday night at Edgell Memorial Library. The highlight of the event was when Framingham Selectman Chair Charlie Sisitsky helped light up the old neon sign that stood high above Shoppers World. The sign had been stored in the basement of the History Center, since 1999; but for this special exhibit Malden's Dave Waller, a special effects specialist, and Natick's Jeff Crosby, an electrician, helped restore the sign for Friday night's festivities. The public grand opening of the exhibit is today from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for non-members and free for members and children. The Framingham History Center is offering a…

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IMAGE GALLERY: Civil War Statue Scrubbed & Polished

Saturday, a group of youths scrubbed, cleaned and polished The Solider statue in front of the Edgell Memorial Library

Designed by Martin Milmore in 1872, The Soldier represents those from Framingham who gave their lives during the Civil War. Saturday's cleaning of the outdoor sculpture was in anticipation of a ceremony to preserve the Edgell Memorial Library and part of the Framingham History Center's Civil War Encampment weekend. Built to commemorate the valor of Civil War soldiers, Edgell Memorial Library was the town of Framinghams' first free-standing public library and remains a testament to the spirit of civic engagement and public service which built it, according to the Framingham History Center. The Library is a cultural pillar of the community, which rallied to build it in 1872 and once again to save it from demolition in 1963, according to the …

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Historian Presents West Point Cadet With General Gordon Book For School's Archives

Framingham Historian Fred Wallace gave a copy of his book The Life of General George H. Gordon to West Point Cadet Corporal Jenna Vercollone, who will bring it back to West Point for its archives/library.

The Framingham History Center is open today from 1 to 4 p.m. Stop by to learn about Framingham's connection to the Civil War and General George Henry Gordon. On Wednesday, Framingham Historian Fred Wallace gave a copy of his book The Life of General George H. Gordon to West Point Cadet Corporal Jenna Vercollone, who will bring it back to West Point for its archives/library. General Gordon, who fought in the Civil War, was a West Point graduate. Vercollone, a sophomore, is a Lincoln-Sudbury graduate and a Lincoln resident. Admission to the library is free for history center members, $5 for others.

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things You Need To Know Today: Nov. 26

Today is Black Friday. Are you already out shopping? Tell us what was your first store and what time you began shopping in the comment section.

Our daily morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Congrats to the Framingham High Flyers who defeated Natick yesterday on Thanksgiving in Natick 48-28. If you attended the game, please upload your photos, here! 2. Tomorrow, the 7th grade Framingham Youth Football Flyers (B Team) will battle Hartford Wildcats for the New England Championship in Leominster at 3 p.m. If they win, they will earn a spot in the National playoffs in Florida, but they will need to raise $45,000 for the team and coaches to go. 3. Congrats to all the runners, who participated in the 17th Annual road race on Thanksgiving day. 4. Today is Black …

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Saturday Open House at Edgell Memorial Library

Tomorrow, Sept. 17 Framingham History Center's Edgell Memorial Library will hold a special open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tomorrow, Sept. 17 Framingham History Center's Edgell Memorial Library will hold a special open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Two years after American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Partners in Preservation program brought $1 million and generated widespread public enthusiasm for restoring over two dozen historic sites throughout Greater Boston, Edgell Memorial Library and many other historic places will participate in open house day. “What makes Partners in Preservation such a powerful program is the fact that it is driven by community support,” said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in a press release. “I encourage the public to attend these open houses, to see for …

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