Hi Kathy, I just found another tidbit of information about the Wellington Circle area of Medford. There was originally a village within Medford, called Wellington. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisuno/unoidx.htm Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: <kathym@uvic.ca> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 12:44 PM Subject: Wellington station in Malden > Hi - would anyone know why this station was named Wellington? > > I am interested in Edward Wellington, born circa 1862 in Malden MA. He > was a > produce and milk and egg wholesaler. He married Charlotte Hezlitt born > 1862 in > Cambridge. > > Their children were Marion born circa 1890, Hastings born circa 1893 and > Catherine > born circa 1903. > > Any tie between the naming of Wellington station and this family would be > interesting to me. > > thanks > Kathy Montgomery > Victoria, BC > > ______________________________

Hi Betty I grew up in the Wellington section of Medford. It encompasses the section of Medford north of the Mystic River, up to where the Malden line is located. West boundry was around where the Meadow-Glen Drive-In theater was located and the Twin Drive-In to the east. The Twin Drive-In was preceded by the Medford Bowl, where they used to race cars and have demolition derby's. Back in the heydays of the railroads there was a Wellington Station on the old B & M line that went to North Station. The station was located about a half mile north of where the new MBTA Wellington station is. I can remember as a kid the old coal fired locomotives going by our house which was right next to the tracks. They shook our whole house as they rumbled by. Bill from Billerica Betty wrote: > Hi Kathy, > > I just found another tidbit of information about the Wellington Circle > area of Medford. There was originally a village within Medford, > called Wellington. > > http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisuno/unoidx.htm > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <kathym@uvic.ca> > To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 12:44 PM > Subject: Wellington station in Malden > > >> Hi - would anyone know why this station was named Wellington? >> >> I am interested in Edward Wellington, born circa 1862 in Malden MA. >> He was a >> produce and milk and egg wholesaler. He married Charlotte Hezlitt >> born 1862 in >> Cambridge. >> >> Their children were Marion born circa 1890, Hastings born circa 1893 >> and Catherine >> born circa 1903. >> >> Any tie between the naming of Wellington station and this family >> would be >> interesting to me. >> >> thanks >> Kathy Montgomery >> Victoria, BC >> >> ______________________________ > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Hi Bill, Thank you for helping me with my memories ! I didn't know about the "Medford Bowl." But, my parents probably did ! They both grew up in Medford and Somerville.* (Grandparents from Everett.) Thank you for also telling us about the old Wellington Station. I had kind of thought there used to be more stations along the "Lowell to Boston Commuter Rail" tracks. There's just too long a stretch between the West Medford Station and North Station ! Also, I guess the old expression, "they lived on the wrong side of tracks" doesn't really come into play -- when people lived directly beside the tracks ! :o) I just spent many years living very close to the tracks in Billerica, but the "commuter rails" of today are a whole lot different than coal-fired locomotives ! Enjoy your day ! Betty * My grandmother spent the majority of her youth living in "homes," orphanages, etc. (mostly in Downtown Boston - "a foundling" up to Age 20). She married and was raising her many children during the Depression years, and her "thing" was to move the family to a different apartment - almost every year - but always remaining within Medford and Somerville. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Fitzgerald" <wmfitzgerald@comcast.net> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Re: Wellington station in Malden > Hi Betty > > I grew up in the Wellington section of Medford. It encompasses the > section of Medford north of the Mystic River, up to where the Malden line > is located. West boundry was around where the Meadow-Glen Drive-In > theater was located and the Twin Drive-In to the east. The Twin Drive-In > was preceded by the Medford Bowl, where they used to race cars and have > demolition derby's. > Back in the heydays of the railroads there was a Wellington Station on the > old B & M line that went to North Station. The station was located about a > half mile north of where the new MBTA Wellington station is. I can > remember as a kid the old coal fired locomotives going by our house which > was right next to the tracks. They shook our whole house as they rumbled > by. > > Bill from Billerica > > Betty wrote: >> Hi Kathy, >> >> I just found another tidbit of information about the Wellington Circle >> area of Medford. There was originally a village within Medford, >> called Wellington. >> >> http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisuno/unoidx.htm >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <kathym@uvic.ca> >> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 12:44 PM >> Subject: Wellington station in Malden >> >> >>> Hi - would anyone know why this station was named Wellington? >>> >>> I am interested in Edward Wellington, born circa 1862 in Malden MA. He >>> was a >>> produce and milk and egg wholesaler. He married Charlotte Hezlitt born >>> 1862 in >>> Cambridge. >>> >>> Their children were Marion born circa 1890, Hastings born circa 1893 and >>> Catherine >>> born circa 1903. >>> >>> Any tie between the naming of Wellington station and this family would >>> be >>> interesting to me. >>> >>> thanks >>> Kathy Montgomery >>> Victoria, BC >>> >>> ______________________________ >> >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> > > ______________________________