Talk:Wakefield, Massachusetts

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RedSoxFan274 (talk) 02:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

In Wakefield through 7/29
I am as of today in good old Wakefield from now until July 29th, so if anyone has any requests for things such as pictures, etc., for Wikipedia, that can be fulfilled only while I am here in Wakefield, let me know on my talk page. Thanks! :)

 Red Sox Fan274  (leave a message ~contribs)  21:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Suggested additions
I can't find a single mention of a cemetery. Wakefield, given it's long history must surely have one, even antique cemeteries. Although I see several churches mentioned in the article, I'm sure there must be many more. Given the nature of history, institutions like these would have had a strong molding influence on this community. Thanks for your time, Wordreader (talk) 13:21, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Answer: The original cemetery was what is now the lower common, east of the (First Parish Congregational) church. At some point, the graveyard, gravestones, and inhabitants there were moved to the west of the church. Later, Temple Israel cemetery and Lakeside cemetery were established between Lake Quannapowitt and North Ave. Forest Glade cemetery is in the northeast part of the town, off Lowell St., close to Rt. 128. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MitchT (talk • contribs) 02:34, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

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Visits by ex-Soviet military officers
In Fighting the Cold War: a Soldier's Memoir by Gen. John Galvin, who was born in Wakefield, Galvin explains organising events during which former Soviet officers visited Wakefield to show them an example of a typical American town. I don't remember the precise details but I recall the officers arriving on a bus in front of the middle school and that there was "one translator for every three officers". He goes on to describe how, upon seeing houses with two or three cars parked in the driveway, the Russians asking "How many families live in that house?". I think someone should research this and add it to the "History" section of this article. Widgetdog (talk) 16:59, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
 * As someone who has spent much of my five years on Wikipedia contributing to the history of Wakefield as represented in this article, I'm surprised to have never heard about this chapter in the town's history before. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.  I'll look into it. :) – Red Sox Fan274   (talk ~contribs)  06:53, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Here is a link to the text on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=VTXKBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT361&lpg=PT361&dq=%22how+many+families+live+in+that+house?%22+wakefield&source=bl&ots=nxB7WpqhcV&sig=tFLSQeQ_j9BhDstX97KVm7uHxww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD7ezF94bMAhXF8z4KHX2dDPAQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22how%20many%20families%20live%20in%20that%20house%3F%22%20wakefield&f=false Fancy Plans and Pants to Match 11:59, 11 April 2016 (EDT)

Old Map
There's a nice old map on the Arlington MA page that includes "South Reading" which became Wakefield, of course. Maybe that map, or a zoomed-in version of Wakefield would look nice:  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmjanicki (talk • contribs) 04:49, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * This map is already shown on the page in the "Further reading" section. Perhaps it could be moved further up to a place of more prominence in the article but by the same token I'm trying to not be accused of cluttering the article with too many pictures. – Red Sox Fan274 (talk ~contribs) 23:44, 26 August 2022 (UTC)