Item Detail
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21946
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English
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Brattle Street Elegy
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Winter 2009
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42
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4
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139-182
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'In September 2007, the Cambridge Massachusetts Stake History Committee sponsored a three-day reunion commemorating the growth of the Church in Boston and the surrounding towns. Claudia Bushman delivered the following reminiscence as part of that celebration. On May 17, 2009, the LDS chapel at 2 Longfellow Park in Cambridge was destroyed by fire. The fire has been ruled accidental, probably caused by an electrical malfunction in the attic. That day, Samuel Brown, a blogger at By Common Consent and former Cambridge University Ward member posted news reports and made space for commenters to share their memories associated with the building. Following Claudia Bushman's essay are some of those comments, reprinted with permission. The blog post, links to news reports and photos, and dozens of further comments can be viewed at http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/05/17/in-memoriam-the-cambridge-mass-chapel/. ' [Publisher's abstract]