Historically Speaking…

By Doug Schmidt | September 8, 2025

Welcome to the new Franklin, Wis., Historical Society website! I was elected president of the FHS in May 2025, but I am not new here. My roots in Franklin history…

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Riding the Rails

By Doug Schmidt | May 12, 2023

Riding The Rails – Franklin Interurban Train The subject of building more commuter trains has been discussed in the last few years, but in 1904, there actually was an electric…

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Loomis Pony Express

By Doug Schmidt | November 3, 2019

By Doug Schmidt, Franklin Historian Most Franklin, Greendale, and Greenfield area residents have traveled along Highway 36, more commonly known as Loomis Road, but few know the origins of its…

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