Living in Franklin

I love living in Franklin.  However, that was not always the case.  When my husband and I started looking for our first home to buy in the mid 70s, we were sure that we wanted to live in the Green Hills area or the Crieve Hall area in Nashville.  After exhausting our search our real estate agent surprised us by saying, "There is this really cute home in Franklin that I think you would like."  It was a Saturday afternoon and we had spent a tiring morning looking at homes.  I'm in the back seat saying, "No, I don't want to move to Franklin; it's too far out."  My husband says, " Okay, let's look." Needless to say, later in the day we had bought our first home in Franklin.  Franklin was not then what it is now.  I cried the first weekend that I went to the grocery store.  We moved into our first little home on February 26, 1977.  I eventually transferred to a teaching job in Franklin and spent the next thirteen years teaching English at Franklin High and working some as a librarian at Franklin and Pinewood Elementary School. We have grown to love this little town and the history that surrounds it. Our boys were able to attend public education; they were lucky to be able to go thru school with the same group of friends.   It is true that some major changes have taken place in the last 30 years, but there is no where else that we would want to live. In my panel, Franklin at a Glance, you will be able to see some of the charm that won us over and has attracted many people to this county.