FRAMINGHAM, MA - The Framingham Historical Society & Museum opened its latest exhibit with a well-attended reception on Friday, April 1st.

Toward Victory: Winning World War II from Home, explores the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made by the people of Framingham during WWII. The exhibit, housed in the Edgell Memorial Library, (a monument to Framingham's Civil War soldiers), is free and open to the public Thursdays through Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is an expansion of the museum's usual hours.

Edgell Library is located at the corner of Edgell Rd. and Oak St. and is notable for the Civil War statue and large, cast iron urn on its lawn as well as its Gothic style architecture.

The exhibit is a combination of museum holdings, including an impressive number of wartime posters, uniforms, and memorabilia, as well as loans from area residents.

The exhibit will run through September 24, 2005.

For further information, call 508-872-3780 or visit framinghamhistory.org

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