Francestown celebrated its first ever Town Picnic to create awareness for the Town Hall project on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. (Brandon Latham / Monadnock Ledger-Transcript)
Francestown celebrated its first ever Town Picnic to create awareness for the Town Hall project on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. (Brandon Latham / Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) Credit: Staff photo by Brandon Latham—Monadnock Ledger-Transcript...

“We moaned and sighed and we purchased trusses / To keep the building standing before us / More work was needed, we knew and still knew / This hall was made for you and me.”

Members of the Francestown Childrens Chorus sang a song about the Town Hall by Lisa Bourbeau to the tune of “This Land is My Land” at the First Town Picnic. “This is a community thing to get the word out and say we’re raising funds,” Scott Carbee said. The day was highlighted by a petting zoo, face painting, the chorus’s performance, and, of course, lots of food.