This session shares the exclusive audio from the Horace Mann Legacy Subcommittee Meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2026. The meeting was held in the 3rd floor training room.
The recording runs about 75 minutes, so let’s listen in.
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Meeting agenda
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08042026-2436
My notes in one PDF
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w37wBgM4rHwGkXX5ZF6Kdod5ujkWMLXR/view?usp=drive_link
Horace Mann Statue unveiled in 2017. The dedication post contains the audio of the event, including the FSPA performance of the song “Horace, Now There was a Mann“ as well as the dedication booklet (PDF)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/05/fm-130-audio-recording-of-horace-mann.html
Horace Mann trifold used beginning at Strawberry Stroll
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KfKvOLhuXlzlor53vvErcTONj-6FFk24/view?usp=sharing
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
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