As I wrap up my Black History Month series on ancestry and legacy, I talk about my great, great aunt Ethel Goode Franklin. She was a chef, chauffeur to stars, writer, playwright, actress, drama club leader, and then a bed and breakfast owner. And a Boston Red Sox fan. She owned a home in Ogunquit, Maine that hosted the Black middle class who “summered” there as well as Black artists such as Langston Hughes and Marian Anderson. Learn more about how she inspires me today and how I will continue to speak her name on my latest podcast episode. Available wherever you get your pods!
Below are some clips from recent articles about her as well as photos I’ve collected over the years. Glad she is getting some shine and recognition, especially in Ogunquit!
http://thehideawayinn.com/About%20Us.htm
https://www.ogunquitresidents.com/uploads/9/7/3/8/97382774/ogunquit_breeze_feb._2021.pdf
https://firstsoverforty.libsyn.com/the-ties-that-bind-my-great-great-aunt-ethel-goode-franklin
Author conducting research at the Ogunquit Historical Society
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