HERITAGE · SINCE 1950
75 years.
Three generations.
Same family.
Franklin Printing was founded in 1950 by Everett H. Jackson, Sr. Three generations of the Jackson family have kept the presses running since — for businesses, non-profits, and neighbors across Zanesville and the counties around it.
A basement, in 1950.
Franklin Printing started the way a lot of small American businesses started — in the basement of a family farmhouse. Everett H. Jackson, Sr. set up his first press there in 1950 and began taking on jobs one at a time.
He didn’t run it alone. His wife, Lucille Jackson, worked alongside him through the years — setting type, doing the bindery work, and keeping the books. Franklin has been a family operation from day one.
Maple Avenue.
When the basement could no longer hold the work, Everett and Lucille bought a piece of land and a building on Maple Avenue, and Franklin Printing opened its first dedicated shop.
In time, the boys came in. Everett Jr. and Eldon Jackson, the founder’s sons, joined the company and made it a second-generation business. Both still work at Franklin today.
Maple Avenue stayed home for a long stretch. As the work grew, so did the building — three separate additions later, the family had built out about as much as the lot could hold.
Beverly Avenue.
When Franklin finally outgrew Maple Avenue, the family bought land at 984 Beverly Avenue in Zanesville and built a new facility from the ground up.
The presses and the heavy equipment came down from Maple Ave., and the shop opened for business at its new address. Franklin Printing has operated out of Beverly Avenue ever since.
Same family, still at the press.
Everett Sr. founded the company. His sons Everett Jr. and Eldon carried it through a move and three building additions. Everett Jr. and Eldon are still at the shop most days, and the family is still here.
What we put on paper today belongs to the same line. Same family, same name, same way of doing the work — one careful job at a time.
- Founded
- 1950
- Generations
- Three
- Address
- 984 Beverly Avenue
- City
- Zanesville, Ohio
Got something you’d like to put on paper?
Tell us what you need — quantity, paper, finish, deadline. Someone from the family will look it over and write up a clear quote. Same as we’ve done since 1950.