The President of your Historical Society, Phil Franklin, doesn't talk much about himself, so this editor sought out some details about Phil.  

 

He had a long career with the Hartford Insurance and Aetna Insurance Companies as a Senior Administrator and Program Director in Connecticut.  He attended Providence College and Xavier High School in Middletown, CT.

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Phil is no stranger to the world of volunteerism and the act of giving back, not only to those things that enabled his own success, but community endeavors as well. You can read his volunteer philosophy at this link: (There are some nice pictures too.) 

"As a long time volunteer at Xavier he never stopped giving back."

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 When Phil and wife, Sue, moved to Bartlett they said "We're not just moving to Bartlett to be here- We're moving here to be part of the community."  During his time in Bartlett he served four years as Chairman of the Bartlett Planning Board (2015-2019).  He's on the Board of Directors for the Stillings Grant Homeowners Assoc and is a contributing writer for the Mt. Washington Valley Vibe magazine.  Phil has been part of the Bartlett Historical Society since 2015.  As you may know, Phil has been the instrumental force behind the renovation of the Catholic Church in the Village to be the new location for the Bartlett History museum.  

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If you see Phil out and about, do some name dropping.  He may be curious how you know so much about him.  He knew that I was going to add something here...but I didn't tell him exactly what, or how much.