[SEMCO] Digging into the Past presents David Wheelock

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
April 22, 
2016 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging into the Past
with David Wheelock
  Caretaker of the Wing Fort House in Sandwich


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster continues its popular 
archaeology/history series, Digging into the 
Past, with David Wheelock, caretaker of the Wing 
Fort House in Sandwich Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 1pm.

The Wing Fort House is the oldest house in New 
England, owned and occupied continuously by the 
same family for over three centuries. Built in 
1641, this house was traditionally called the 
Fort House because of its possible use as a 
refuge from Indian attack. In 1646 it became the 
home of Stephen Wing, one of the early settlers 
of Sandwich, son of the Reverend John Wing and 
Deborah Bachelor. Stephen and his descendants 
occupied the house from then on, adding on as 
families grew and changing tastes dictated. Now 
restored, it is furnished almost entirely with 
Wing family antiques showing the different 
periods of its long history. The house is 
maintained by the Wing Family of America and open to the public.

David Wheelock, caretaker of Wing Fort House will 
discuss the cultural history of the House including its timber framing.


Free with Museum Admission
  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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