@johnsoncomuseum

Your museum, your history. Hub of local history, art, and community for Johnson County in the heart of downtown Franklin, Indiana.

 Franklin, IN
johnsoncountymuseum.org/
Joined February 2010
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WRTV Indianapolis
@wrtv21 Jan 2021
The new sneaker design honors the trailblazing 1954-55 Crispus Attucks High School basketball team, led by a young Oscar Robertson. They were the first all-Black team to win a state basketball title in Indiana. wrtv.com/news/local-news/ind…
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On this day in 1917, the United States entered #WWI. Visitors to the museum this year will learn about IN's involvement in the war. #USWW100
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What did Civil War soldiers mention more in their letters and journals: missing their families or missing coffee? s.si.edu/29ZcOjN ☕️

If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation

"Nobody can soldier without coffee," a Union cavalryman wrote in 1865. Hidden Kitchens looks at three American wars through the lens of coffee: the Civil War, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

npr.org
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Stop monkeying around (yes, we know it’s a gorilla) and go check out @SmithsonianLab s.si.edu/1PYI6L2
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#OTD 1944 D-Day invasion. See Ernie Pyle's column bit.ly/1YbbVK1 and Hoosier killed bit.ly/1UmgU4S
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Gen. Eisenhower to Gen. Marshall: "no information concerning actual landings" 1.usa.gov/1RVjBbZ #DDay72 #DDay
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WWII POWs built Camp Atterbury chapel; damaged by protester of raid on Koresh's TX compound bit.ly/1sqV0qI
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Katie@AndrewsPotter2620 May 2016
I'll be there giving the tours of the Hendricks cabin! It'll be rainy but that'll just make it cozy! #indianahistory xitter.cf/johnsoncomuseum/status…
Johnson Co. Museum@johnsoncomuseum18 May 2016
Have you ever visited our cabin? This Saturday is your chance from 11-1pm!
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Katie@AndrewsPotter2614 May 2016
I love the bulletin board in the #genealogy library at @johnsoncomuseum
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The New York Times
@nytimes20 Apr 2016
Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the new $20 note nyti.ms/1Vk3wnj
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There are many unique places in Johnson County that not all of our residents know about. This is one that should... fb.me/4WdVerqV9
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Join us for an edit-a-thon on women in the #CivilWar! bit.ly/21ofqNa #GLAMwiki #whm2016 #ArchivesInnovHub
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The Johnson County Museum of History always has some interesting and cool stories about places in our beloved... fb.me/7HI5XmAhk
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Kellie Ireland@IrelandKellie18 Feb 2016
Thank you @johnsoncomuseum @MapleGroveElem 3rd graders loved our visit!
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WFYI@wfyi14 Jan 2016
Get ready, Indianapolis! @RoadshowPBS is coming to town! Apply for tickets now! pbs.org/roadshowtickets
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British Library
@britishlibrary22 Dec 2015
To mark the #WinterSolstice, here's an early drawing of Stonehenge by Lucas de Heere bit.ly/1Oicdpo
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Check out Christmas Traditions at the Johnson County Museum bit.ly/1SO1Ldk @johnsoncomuseum @AspireJohnsonCo @JennieWTHR
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Help #transcribe records from attack on #PearlHarbor, 74 yrs ago #TDiH bit.ly/1PQ5cm3 via @TodaysDocument
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Happy, tired, and in the holiday spirit! @MSTD_IUPUI cohort had a great day @johnsoncomuseum ow.ly/i/eswz8
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Jess Greene@museumsandminis13 Nov 2015
Movie tree! @DoTouchTheArt and I are having much fun!! @johnsoncomuseum
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