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    1. [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Old Publications, Billerica, ~1900 (RANLETT)
    2. Betty
    3. Hello, Some people on a NH List are discussing the RUNDLETT name and RANLETT name. Whenever I see that name, it reminds me of "Ranlett Grove" in Billerica. It is one of about 6 "summer cottage areas" on the 2 shores of the Concord River - which runs right through the middle of the town. I don't recall the name of the man who the "Grove" is named after, but I can try to look it up later. When I did a Google search for "Ranlett Grove," I came across an issue of "Billerica," a publication from 1916. Some surnames mentioned are MANNING, SHEDD, ROGERS, etc. It's a Google / Book and it mentions some diaries from the times. I thought someone might like to look at it: http://books.google.com/books?id=XnYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA3-IA9&lpg=RA2-PA3-IA9&dq=%22Ranlett+Grove%22&source=bl&ots=b_1DiFy5UQ&sig=IzdNH5UScPyZGaxGZb05VsFnW08&hl=en&ei=vjKZSZ2fKKGjtgfRxfzkAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPP7,M1 It's also mentioned here: http://www.archive.org/stream/billericamassac00comegoog/billericamassac00comegoog_djvu.txt .. That seems to be another way to find "books on-line." I'm just finding the site so I don't know anything about it. One children's book it has on-line is "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny." :o) I tried another "search term" and I'm not finding "Charles RANLETT" of Billerica mentioned. Charles Ranlett FLINT is mentioned, and the "Charles Ranlett House" in Maine is mentioned. "Ranlett Grove" is a neighborhood just off of Nashua Rd. (Rt. 4) in West Billerica, and it also borders on Concord Rd. The "Riverhurst" neighborhood is beside it, and that used to have more activity during the summer. Directly across the river is the "Rio Vista neighborhood" - another "summer cottage area." Across Nashua Rd. there is another neighborhood, which might be called the "Riveredge" summer-camps. Farther upstream (downhill from the Center) is the larger, "River Pines," summer-cottage area. There are others, but I've never heard the names of them. (A few miles south of the river in the West Billerica section of the town is the historic "Dudley Road." Long-time farmers on that road donated a lot of land on the shore of the river, and it is now "Conservation Land.") Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

    02/15/2009 10:19:22