NUMEROUS Franklin Birthday Greetings
Happy 309th Birthday Greetings from Dr. Aziz S. Inan, Ph.D. of Portland, Oregon: Dr. Inan’s 309th-Birthday Brain Teasers Thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday!
Birthday Puzzle in the Sand
Can you find the four differences between these two happy-birthday messages? Click on each picture to bring up an expandable version. Here is version #2: Many thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday to Diane Guntzel of Clinton, Iowa!
Fun thing on his 309th Birthday
I like this take on Franklin’s daily schedule, especially “whisper ‘Time is money’ to a bird.”… Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule Will Make You Feel Worthless Thanks, and Happy Franklin’s Birthday to Ben Mangold of Rockville, Maryland!
Celebration! Benjamin Franklin, Founder
The January 2014 celebration is approaching soon, full information is at the Celebration website. The 2015 Philadelphia Celebration includes a free morning seminar on the topic of Building the City from 9-10:30 at Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street featuring: •Dr. Sandra L. Tatman, Executive Director of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia •Paul R. Levy, President …
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Ward Larkin at Cape May Courthouse (NJ)
COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society will be throwing open its doors to welcome Benjamin Franklin as part of the Cape May Mitten Festival. “Cape Bank has generously agreed to sponsor the appearance of J. Ward Larkin, a well-known interpreter of Benjamin Franklin,” said Sheila McCloy-Nuss, museum curator. Larkin is …
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Franklin Hall, Asheville NC
This article contains this reference: Built in 1921, the house was named Franklin Hall by its third resident, Dr. C. Ray Franklin, a direct descendent of founding father Benjamin Franklin, according to current owner Jim Taylor, a retired business executive. Franklin and his wife, Ruth, bought the brick, slate-roofed manse in 1977 and sold it …
Breaking Bad star
From Yahoo TV: Why was Breaking Bad star Dean Norris MIA during the show’s triumph at the Emmys on Monday night? He decided to go fly a kite instead. Well, that’s one of the things he could have been doing anyway, as Norris missed the Emmys festivities because he was off in Romania filming his …
Postal Markers
The East End Beacon has a nice article about postal route markers in this area of Long Island in New York. Following Ben Franklin’s Path Down the North Fork August 24, 2014 If you are steeped in Southold lore, you know about the day in 1755 when Benjamin Franklin, then the postmaster for the British …
Ann Franklin
Nice story from Pynter.org: August 22, 1762 Ann Franklin, the sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin, becomes the sole editor and publisher of the Newport Rhode Island newspaper, the Newport Mercury. She had earlier worked with her husband and son on other publications. Ann Franklin, later named to the Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame, is considered …
Franklin on Forbes
A nice article by Blaine McCormick is online at Forbes.com. Financial wisdom, and clearing up of a famous misquote — excellent!