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		<title>Museum of Our Industrial Heritage Wants Franklin County Stories</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Museum of Our Industrial Heritage The Museum of Our Industrial Heritage in Greenfield is growing!  Last summer, the museum opened a new exhibit on the industrial history of Franklin County and added weekly hours.  This summer, there will be another n...]]></description>
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		<title>National History Day Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History Kids can celebrate history by participating in the National History Day Contest! Designed for students ages 11-18yo, the contest challenges students to choose an event, era, important historical figure, etc. that...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discovering New England History with The Freedom Trail Foundation Daily Video Series Are your kids interested in Colonial History? Boston’s Freedom Trail Foundation offers a daily dose of history on their YouTube channel!  Every day, the group debut...]]></description>
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		<title>Maple Harvest Day 2012 in Hampden County</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maple Harvest Day at Storrowton Village Sunday, March 11th, 2012 Springtime in New England means maple syrup season!  As the days get longer and warmer, the sap starts flowing by the bucket.  Maple syrup and maple sugar production has been important ...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I Like Winter I was supposed to write about ice. I wanted to take you away from the CT river, up into the higher elevations, where the crystal trickles are, and where on steep slopes ice fountains rise below dripping cliff edge. When things really get ...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be Mine: Chocolate &#38; Valentines Non-Commercial Way to Celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day February 11th &#38; 12th at Old Sturbridge Village Even when you’re immersed in the 19th century at Old Sturbridge Village, Valentine’s Day is still about sha...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hilltown Family Variety Show The last two installments of the Hilltown Family Variety Show have been re-broadcasts of two very popular episodes: Underground Railroad Episode Black History Month Episode Follow the links above to listen to our archived p...]]></description>
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