I don't know if ward numbers change or not over the years. The Boston Public Library might have that information, or the Mass Archives. If they don't have that information, they may be able to steer you in the right direction. I grew up in Brighton and I always heard Medford pronounced and pronounced it myself as Medfid. Thanks for your reply. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph T Chetwynd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] Catherine Kidney and Jerimiah Donovan > Dear Pat, > > Thanks for your kind reply. I had not realized that Ward 12 was in > Southie in the 1860's. Can I presume, then, that Ward Numbers change > over the decades ? Is there some convenient way of finding this kind of > intelligence, that you may be aware of ? > > As for all the fun with our ' quaint " accents, I met a man this past > week who is from Medford. I asked him how he learned to pronounce the > name of his city. He boldly replied, " Meffid .' You can't get it any > fresher than that. > > Thanks, again, > > Joe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >