Brian Lambert contacted Jennifer Durham in his efforts to connect the branches of a Weyland family tree in which he had no roots. His family name had not been changed or dropped. He just wasn’t related. Their communication was one piece of Lambert’s work that became a website chronicling the Boonville family’s history and a reunion last weekend in the city that joined relatives who had never met.
Jim Weyland, the owner of Weyalnd’s Furniture in Boonville, represents the only known family member to still live in Boonville.
The fest featured visits to Ravenswood, family gravesites at Walnut Grove Cemetery and a dinner in Boonville. At the meal, the family presented Brian with a plaque making him an honorary Weyland cousin.
You'll find a gallery of Weyland family photos at BoonvilleDailyNews.com/photos.
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