Burlington Historical Field Trip

 We had a fabulous first field trip today.  The weather was beautiful for our historic tour of Burlington. 

  Our first stop was the Old Burial Ground.  We learned about the Woburn's Second Parrish, Cuff Trott, the Walker family, and the Jones family.

  Next, we walked through the common to see General John Walker's house and the old Union School (police station.)  We then got to see the beautifully remodeled Grand View Farm.  Students were able to see and learn about this famous stop along the Boston to Lowell line.

  After Grand View Farm, we headed back to the Burlington Historical Museum.  Here we were able to see murals, artifacts, and tools from the past.

 Students stopped for a lunch break at Simonds Park.  Then were able to get to see the inside of the Old West School, which used to be on the land of Simonds park now.

  Our last stop was most kids favorite stop, the Francis Wyman House.  We had Pam, a descendant of the Wyman family, give us a tour of the inside and outside of the house.  She was a wonderful storyteller with lots of enthusiasm.  The students were thrilled to see the house we have read so much about in school.  

  Here are just some of the pictures I took today!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the volunteers from the Burlington Historical Society!  We had a great day!

Our First Field Trip!

Mrs. Covino teaching us about the Old Burial Ground.

Searching for names and people we have studied.

Scavenger hunt at the burial ground.

Mike teaching us about Grand View Farm.

Learning about the beehive oven and fireplace cooking.

Enjoying the murals at the Burlington Museum.

Mrs. Fay showing us some artifacts at the Burlington Museum.

Mr. Copolla showing us tools used in the past.

Tools from the past

Checking out this historical one-room schoolhouse.

Listening nicely to the "teacher."

Sitting in the old desks.

Whole class in front of the Old West School

Francis Wyman House

Pam was a great storyteller.

The many fireplaces in the Francis Wyman House.

Peeking in at the secret staircase.

Checking out the mysterious "cave" at the Francis Wyman House.

What a great day!