Issue 40 of the Wyman Journal Newsletter has an update from Jon Wyman, President, on the work completed on the Homestead in 2024-2025, most important being the exterior repairs and painting. Also in the issue are announcements of the launching of our updated website and the date of this year's Annual Meeting (Saturday, September 20th). Notes from the 2024 Annual Meeting and, of course, our list of the most recent FWA donators are included, too.
The Francis Wyman Association hosted a Patriots Day commemoration of Amos Wyman giving refuge to John Hancock and Sam Adams at Amos's home as they fled the British on April 19, 1775.
Needed exterior repairs and painting of the Homestead was initiated in 2024, and by August work was well underway.
Issue 39 of the Wyman Journal Newsletter relates the sad news of the passing of our long-serving Treasurer and erstwhile President, Ginny Mucciaccio. The issue includes other news and the list of our most recent contributors.
Through both the physical and monetary efforts of members of the Association, we were able to complete the rebuilding of the well-sweep in 2023. Thank you to all of those who helped make this a reality!
Issue 38, 2023 of the Wyman Journal Newsletter covers preparations for the installation of the well sweep, historical notes on "the lighthouse Wymans," and the list of this year's generous donators to the FWA.
Issue 37, 2022 of the Wyman Journal Newsletter covers the construction of the new shed ("barn"), preparations for the new well-sweep, the repair of the stained-glass window with the Wyman crest, and this year's list of the generous FWA donators.
The 2021 issue #36 of the Wyman Journal covers improvements and restoration work on the Homestead like the roof replacement and hearth restorations, and the passing of our next-door neighbors, the Andersons. Also included is a brief piece on Captain Henry Lake Wyman. Lastly, as usual, we list the generous donors to the FWA.
In the 2020 Wyman Journal #35 Jon Wyman relates how, despite the Covid pandemic restrictions, work continued on the Homestead with general outside clean-up, creation of a garden plot, and project decisions by the FWA board.
Pam Meppelink covers her work at the Lowell Museum, the tour in September 2019 for Wymans at the Boott Hill Museum, and other topics of interest related the Wymans in Lowell.
Finally, a list of the recent generous donors to the FWA appears as usual in this issue of the Journal.
We experienced the first industrial city in America, where innovators harnessed waterpower and created factories that were vertical assembly lines for cotton cloth weaving. We learned about the mill girls and the immigrants who provided the labor to make it all work. We learned about the role Wymans played in this advancement, including William Wyman, who developed real estate in the city, and his daughter Sarah Wyman Whitman who became an artist and entrepreneur in Boston.