About Us
Our History
The dream of owning my own shop began in childhood. I was a country girl raised on our family’s farm in Kokomo, Indiana. I’m very proud of my family’s agricultural roots here in Indiana and as far back as my ancestors in Ireland. We are a Sesquicentennial Indiana Hoosier Homestead Award Winning Family. Our farm survived 6th generations. This shop is my way of honoring that legacy.
I also grew up watching “Little House On The Prairie”. All my favorite episodes were those with Harriet and Nellie Oleson. They always made me laugh. I was especially drawn to the scenes shot inside the Oleson’s Mercantile. I loved all the antiques and how life was back then. Hence where our name came from and my love of history.
What Makes Us Special
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We Are a Team
This shop is a team effort. We house many small businesses within these walls. Our online presence is only an extremely small amount of what’s in store. Most of our items are one of a kind or purchased in small quantities.
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Classes and Events
We love to throw parties not only in Downtown Franklin but here at Farm Girl! We have several outside events from May to November. We usually have outside vendors along our shop with live music.
We also have DIY craft workshops, candle making or watercolor classes 1-2 times a month. Follow us on Facebook to sign up on our page. -
Festivals and Community
Franklin has been voted the Number One Main Street and Charming Town in Indiana for many reasons. Besides the fact that we are home to around a dozen locally owned antique shops and boutiques, several cafés, restaurants and coffee houses, we also are a very active town. We have events nearly every month of the year to get folks downtown. We have a brand new beautifully constructed amphitheater for those long summer nights. We have downtown parks and trails. We are home to historic Franklin College and so much more! Come see for yourself and be ready to stay the whole day and even the night!!
