History is made by those who show up.
Happy Election Day!
Let’s Make History!
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We know it’s not even Halloween yet, but mark your calendars for this year’s
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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐
โ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ. ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ.
โ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ.
Our 27th annual Santa in the Caboose (minus two Covid years) is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, December 15th, from noon to 3 p.m.
With winter illnesses in mind, we are minimizing the size of our crew working in the small caboose. So, we are again not taking or printing photos.
Instead, we are asking for a donation to see Santa. Your donation helps pay the bills, which grow in the winter, having to heat the Depot and the Tower.
When youโre with Santa, you can take as many personal photos as you wish. You can even record the visit on your phone! Looking forward to seeing you in December!
We will again be having our Holiday Bake Sale in the Depot on both days, too. And Girl Scout Troop 15620 will again be with us, offering holiday hair clips and headbands for sale.
Franklin Museum: Sat Nov 2
๐ซCome check out our Franklin Museum!
๐We’ll be there Saturday, Nov 2nd!
๐11am till 3pm
๐ชEnter Door G
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We are open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, September – May!
๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ
๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ! ๐๐ซ๐ค
๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญโ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ!
โ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ
Not only were the uniforms different, but the rules were different, too.
Check out these articles about how football has changed over the years.
โhttps://www.sportsattic.com/araig/NflRulesHistory.htm
โhttps://www.dawgsbynature.com/2021/6/8/22460859/odd-original-football-rules-that-are-no-longer-used
โhttps://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2019/09/02/NFL-100/Evolution.aspx
Franklin Museum: Sat Oct 19
Come check out our Franklin Museum!
We’ll be there Saturday, Oct 19th!
11am till 3pm
We are open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, September – May!
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ for being a part of our ElmerJ Program!
These incredible officers talked to all the kids about railroad safety, their jobs, and different aspects of maintaining a railroad. They made sure that every class knew about the ENS (the Blue and White sign), which is the Emergency Notification Sign found at every crossing. This sign can help in an emergency around the railroad tracks. (*More info below!)
The Historical Society wants to send a very special thank you to Alex Ascolani CN Police, David Barajas CN Police, Heather LiFonti Risk Mitigation Officer, DShawn Dangerous Goods, Matthew Frazier and Schuyler Williamson Signal Maintainers for joining our groups and giving such valuable information and insight to all the students!
*๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ
Report emergencies and safety concerns at a highway-rail grade crossing by using the information on the ENS sign at the grade crossing.
โLocate the blue-and-white ENS sign at the grade crossing.
โ Call for help! Call the railroadโs emergency contact number listed on the ENS sign.
โ Communicate your location by providing the identification number and state the nature of the emergency to the dispatcher.
The signs contain the railroadโs emergency contact number and the U.S. Department of Transportation National Crossing Inventory Number, which identifies the exact location of the crossing to the railroads.
Griffith’s 1st Football Team – 50 years later
๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ! ๐๐ซ๐ค
๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญโ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ!
Griffith’s 1st Football Team – 50 years later
1934 -1984
Do you recognize anyone in this picture?
(And to think that it’s been another 40 years since then!)
Griffith’s Football Field Dedication in 1938
๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ! ๐๐ซ๐ค
๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญโ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ!
Griffith’s Football Field Dedication in 1938
How much do you think the field has changed over the years?
A final set of Thank Yous
๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ to EVERYONE who donated to this year’s ElmerJ Program for Griffith’s 3rd graders!
This isn’t nearly all the thank you notes and pictures we received. There were oh-so-many more, and all equally as grateful and excited that they were able to visit our museum and learn about Griffith’s history AND that it was all completely funded by the kind donations of our Members!!
So THANK YOU once again! You can donate to us anytime via the “donate” button on our website. And if you would like to volunteer for events like these, or anything down at the Historical Society, please send us a message or email ([email protected])! We are always looking for volunteers and enthusiastic Griffith-ites to help our programs run!
Thank you #3!
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ #3 to EVERYONE who donated to this year’s ElmerJ Program for Griffith’s 3rd graders!
Here is another set of the THANK YOUs written by the 3rd graders to our volunteers who ran the successful event, and to YOU, who donated and completely funded this program, making it possible for EVERY 3rd grader to enjoy!
Griffith History Museums 