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beowabbit ([personal profile] beowabbit) wrote2006-05-25 01:36 pm
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I love my town

So today on my way to the T I finally wandered through the graveyard in Quincy Center. It totally rules! The latest graves are later than the latest ones in the graveyard near our old house in Malden, but the earliest ones are earlier. I discovered that in the 1690s Braintree was spelled “Braintery”, and in the 1730s it was spelled “Braintry”. (I believe what is now Quincy was part of Braintree then.) Expect photos at some point over the summer.

I love my town!

[Posted from my phone; apologies for any formatting weirdness.]
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[identity profile] derien.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Back in the day they used to make up any old spelling that suited them on the spot. Some of Eor's ancestors split on the spelling of their name during one generation - some of the siblings wanted to use Bartlett and the others wanted (I think) something like 'Bartelet.' (I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong?)

[identity profile] docorion.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It is a nice town. Nevertheless, I cannot *wait* to get back to Civilization (Read: North of the River); no matter how nice a town it is, it's simply in the wrong place.
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