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SUMMARY:How Early Soccer was Born and Thrived in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 14 –Roots and Branches: A Panel on the Deep and Revolutionary  Soccer History of MA  \nThe Franklin Historical Museum is hosting a World Class array of experts to delve into the rich\, regional history of soccer\, which includes the Oneida Football Club that inaugurated organized “foot ball” of all kinds on American soil on Boston Common in 1862 as well as innumerable teams and players in Southeastern\, Mass.\, many with international stature. This session will discuss the growth of soccer in the early part of the 20th century and the popularization of soccer in Franklin and in similar communities more recently.  \nThe panelists start with a top-scoring FHS soccer player and long-time soccer coach\, Rich Frongillo. Kristine Moore\, a historian employed at the Patriot’s Hall of fame\, holds a Master’s degree in Public/Applied History from Southern New Hampshire University and is an expert on the intertwined origins of US football and soccer\, will also be attending as well as Dr. Kevin Tallec Marston\, long-time Research Fellow & Lecturer with FIFA’s International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES) in Switzerland. He is also current president of the Society for American Soccer History (SASH). \nOther experts have been invited but have not yet confirmed their attendance. The Museum opens at 1 and the program begins at 1:15 and will continue with a 15 minute break in the middle\, until approximately 3:15. Informal conversations among panelists and visitors are encouraged thereafter.  The museum will stay open an extra hour\, until 5pm\, to accommodate the event.  Reserve Your Free Ticket HERE.  \nThe Franklin Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street\, Franklin\, MA. The museum is located about 1/4 mile from the Dean/Franklin station on the Franklin-Foxborough commuter rail line of the MBTA. The museum is open Saturday mornings from 10AM-1PM and  Sunday afternoons from 1:00PM-4:00PM\,.  Questions? Contact Alan Earls at 508 560 3786.   Visit us online at https://www.franklinmuseum1778.org
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LOCATION:Franklin Historical Museum\, West Central Street 80\, Franklin\, Massachusetts\, 02038\, United States
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