Frederic Wallace currently serves as the Town Historian of Framingham, Massachusetts,a position he has held since 2007. He has been a volunteer at the Framingham History Center for over fifteen years, and is a member of the town's Historical Comission. Mr. Wallace has an abiding interest in history and genealogy, and has written many articles for the Center's newsletter. After many years, as a professional chemist, and lecturer at Framingham State University's chemistry department, he retired in 2008, and now devotes his time to his passion for local history and genealogy.