# Event Details

- **Event Name**: America’s Celebration: Benjamin Franklin’s Life and Legacy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: America’s 250th Celebration: Benjamin Franklin’s Life and Legacy-This year, communities across the nation are commemorating, 7:30 pm June 25About this EventAmerica’s 250th Celebration: Benjamin Franklin’s Life and Legacy-This year, communities across the nation are commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. As a part of the City of Allen’s celebration, Brad Billings will present a special talk exploring the life, legacy, and enduring influence of Benjamin Franklin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25 at the Allen Public Library. Not simply a Founding Father, Franklin was a man of extraordinary curiosity and endless ambition whose influence stretched across politics, science, publishing, diplomacy, and civic life. Franklin was a quintessential representative of theEnlightenment, often referred to as the Age of Reason.The lecture will highlight Franklin’s numerous pursuits and accomplishments, including his work as a printer and publisher, one of the keenest political minds of the Revolutionary era, a celebrated Freemason, and a man with an insatiable curiosity that drove his experiments, inventions and scientific discoveries.The presentation is intended to offer audiences a deeper understanding of the man behind the myths—one whose ideas about learning, citizenship, fraternity, and public virtue continue to resonate 250 years after the founding of the United States.Brad S. Billings is a Past Grand Master of Masons in Texas and the current Grand Secretary.Call 214-509-4911 for additional information.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/allen/americas-celebration-benjamin-franklins-life-and-legacy/100001992097983695
- **Event Categories**: science-fair
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Allen
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Allen Public Library
- **lat**: 33.1053716
- **long**: -96.67109359999999
- **full address**: Allen Public Library, 300 North Allen Drive, Allen, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is America s Celebration: Benjamin Franklin s Life and Legacy being held?
  - **A:** America s Celebration: Benjamin Franklin s Life and Legacy takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Allen Public Library, 300 North Allen Drive, Allen, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing America s Celebration: Benjamin Franklin s Life and Legacy?
  - **A:** America s Celebration: Benjamin Franklin s Life and Legacy is organized by Allen Heritage Guild.

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