The Francis Wyman House, 2015 |
There is a lot of news coming from the Francis Wyman Association. Francis Wyman is my 10th great grandfather. He was born in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England in 1617 and settled in Woburn, Massachusetts (his homestead is now located in the town of Burlington). He had two wives and twelve children, and a lot of descendants. The Francis Wyman Association has owned the Francis Wyman house since 1900, and was founded for the preservation of the historic homestead. It is not owned by the town or a historic society.
The Francis Wyman House was built in 1666 and still stands
on 56 Francis Wyman Road. Read below
about how you can attend a public open house.
On the grounds of the Wyman home,
next to the driveway, is a stone wall and a mysterious stone chamber. No one has been able to explain the purpose
of the stone chamber, which is topped by a two ton flat piece of granite. It is
presumed that the chamber was built before European contact.
The Stone Chamber at the Wyman Homestead, Burlington, Massachusetts |
The "roof" of the stone chamber, seen from the side of the stone wall |
The FWA has set up a new Facebook page. If you are interested in historic homes, or
if you are a WYMAN descendant, or just a fan, please go to this link and click “Like”
to receive all the newest information about the house, history and events going
on in 2016. https://www.facebook.com/FrancisWymanAssoc/?fref=ts
Here is an excerpt from an email from Jon Wyman, the
president of the Francis Wyman Association:
“The big news this
month is that the Boston ABC station, WCVB will air a show about new England
stone and stone walls (possibly including our stone chamber) on their nightly
show called Chronicle this Thursday evening, February 4th at 7:30PM [this
aired last night]. That's 7:30 on Ch 5 in Boston for those of
you in our viewing area. For the rest of
you, they stream the show live on their website www.wcvb.com/chronicle
Fair warning:
streaming can be a bit sketchy at times, but they also post the individual
segments on their site the following day, under the heading "Chronicle HD
Videos" Those links are up only a
few days, but if you bookmark them you will have access forever and can share
with far-flung friends, family. “
Here are some upcoming events at the Francis Wyman House,
located at 56 Francis Wyman Road, Burlington, Massachusetts. The house Is open to the public on the second
Saturday of the month from May to September.
May 14th -
Preservation Month celebration
June 11 - Open house
day in Burlington for historic sites
June 9 - To be
announced
August 13 - “Celebrate
Burlington Day”, open house and colonial games and crafts on the town common
September 10th -
To be announced
October 8th -
Francis Wyman Association annual meeting and family reunion. Our 350th birthday!
Francis Wyman Association website http://wymanassociation.org/
“Thursday, February 4: Romancing the Stone on the Main
Streets and Back Roads of New England”, HD video of WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s Chronicle TV show featuring the stone
chamber at the Francis Wyman House in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Francis Wyman House turns 350 years old this year!", Nutfield Genealogy, posted February 5, 2016, ( http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-francis-wyman-house-turns-350-years.html: accessed [access date]).
I have a 1737-1801 Mary Wyman and I've been unsuccessful in finding her parents and any possible link to Francis. She was married twice - first to Thomas Capen (my line) and second to Thomas Larkin.
ReplyDeletePam, contact Ginny Mucciaccio through the Francis Wyman Association. www.wymanassociation.org She is the genealogist for the family association and she might be able to help. She is also one of my Facebook friends, so you could message her that way. Email info@wymanassociation.org or use the message form on the website.
DeleteThanks for posting this! I am also a descendant. He is my 9th great-grandfather.
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