Talk:Franklin, Massachusetts

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Wow, there's a lot of vandalism here... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.115.154.114 (talk) 14:35, 13 November 2006

Franklin Public Library

this library is not the oldest lending library in the United States. Redwood Library was chartered in 1747 and built in 1750. Also try the Library Company of Philadelphia (1731)

www.redwoodlibrary.org

131.109.225.160 21:25, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Franklin's is the first FREE PUBLIC lending library. Redwood Library, while older, was not established as a FREE PUBLIC lending library.

Franktown??

I resided in Franklin for over 2 decades and never heard the town refered to as "Franktown". Anyone have any references that use that term?Cube lurker 19:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I beleive that expression is coming into more common usage with the kids, especially vis-a-vis myspace and facebook. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.98.68.86 (talk) 17:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re: "Franktown," My two cents: Ditto the "never heard that" ... That said, some friends and I used to call the town "East [effing] Frankie." Does this make that a nickname of the town? jeez, i should hope not. once "the kids [and] myspace and facebook" get the town's government to declare "Franktown" as an official nickname, then it should be listed. this is supposed to be an encyclopedia, not the urban dictionary. 76.19.198.242 21:58, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Think I'm going to remove it. Doesn't seem like there's that much support for it. --Cube lurker (talk) 14:25, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing about Italian Americans?

I was always told growing up in nearby Norfolk that Franklin had a large Italian American population. Only things I can think of two support this is that the town celebrates the feast of Saint Rocco and that much of the Italian part of my family lives in Franklin. Can anyone dig up any articles about this?

== Franklin residents! ==

I am curently living in Franklin, Massachusetts!!!!! IF ANYONE ELSE IS, PLEASE REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soccer5525 (talk) 16:40, 20 June 2008 (UTC)Soccer5525[reply]

Lists of names

Lists of names in this article should be sourced in accordance with WP:BLP. As there is no way of constantly maintaining linked articles, this applies to names which have a Wikipedia article as well as those that do not. Any name listed with no verifiable citations should be removed. Refer to WP:NLIST for guidance. Fæ (talk) 07:57, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Totally disagree. The policies cited above refer ONLY to the biographical articles, NOT to any lists in which they might be linked. What YOU ask is that notability be proved in the list because you can't possibly prove it in the article. The article can't be maintained, you say. Such a view is not only not WP policy, but it runs counter to the entire notability criteria. The article, not the list, has to prove notability. If you really believe your criteria are the correct interpretation, why did you not place tags on every single item? Is it not true that you must believe some articles demonstrate notabilty? I assert that proof of notability has NO place in a list. Notability must be proved in the article. However I note you have questioned the presence of some names in the list. What you REALLY intend is to question the notability of the person. What do you do in such cases? It is not consistent to annotate some items in the list and not others. Therefore I am removing those items you have questioned to this discussion below. This gives any editor the chance to argue notability. If notability cannot be proved, then your full task is to put the article up for deletion, not just to remove it from the list. Let's say someone DOES come up with notability refs - and it would have to be multiple, according to the policy - he still has to prove it in the article, so what's the point of trying to prove it here? Your cursory listing of a couple of policies does in no way support what you are trying to do. Thanks.Branigan 14:08, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Tom Brady,^{[citation needed]} football player, former resident of Franklin
Jay Heaps,^{[citation needed]} manager of the New England Revolution
Ty Law,^{[citation needed]} football player, former resident of Franklin

PS. I removed the one internet link that was there, but left the entry. If that is a significant link it should go in the article in "cite web" format.Branigan 14:17, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Notable residents section

I question the applicability of this section. WP is not a yellow page listing or a telephone book without the numbers. Most people move around a lot. Can we really take on the task of maintaining information on the current location of notable? I object. Some of them have so many residences they would have to appear in dozens of articles. Moreover, this section is not in keeping with what WP is doing with these lists. Usually the title is "Notable people from x" or "People from x" with the implication that they are notable. I think we should discuss this. If there is no discussion then I will change the name to "Notable people from Franklin." If you are really from Franklin once you stay from Franklin. If you reside there you might not be there next year. That is what we have phone books for. Discussion:Branigan 14:26, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

In the late 1990's, resident and former town official, Mrs. Gail V. Lembo found the diaries of a George M. Wadsworth dated 1857 to 1893. A blood relative of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wadsworth wrote extensively of daily life in South Franklin, including the local recruitment for the Civil War, train wrecks, and a murder-suicide. Realizing the importance of her discovery, Mrs. Lembo had the diaries bound into four wonderful historical volumes, and she donated them to the people of Franklin. Paul DeBaggis, life long resident & former selectman. 508-528-4356 paul@jenick.net 173.48.61.194 (talk) 15:49, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]