Volunteers wanted
Join the hunt
More than 100 of Lakewood's 217 streets have names nobody can explain yet. We're a group of neighbors finding out: digging through old newspapers, plat maps and family stories, and checking each other's work.
What you'd do
- Pick a street on the research board and dig in.
- Post what you find, with the source, so the next person can check it.
- Check other people's finds. A second pair of eyes is half the job.
How it works
- You start as a researcher and propose calls. Three upheld, and you're a verifier.
- A five-minute practice case shows you the ropes.
- Points for work that holds up, a seasonal leaderboard, and your name on every street you solve.
The one rule: Verified means a document says the street was named for someone, or shows that a family of that name owned and divided the land it runs through. Likely means a source supports it with one step of reasoning, written out. Anything less stays a mystery. The full policies.
Thank you.
While you wait, browse the Mystery board and pick the street you want to start on.
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