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[t_ross33]

Spinney

Pronunciation: 'spi-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural spinneys
Etymology: Anglo-French espinei thorny thicket, ultimately from Latin spinetum, from spina thorn
chiefly British : a small wood with undergrowth

I grew up on the rolling plains near the North Saskatchewan River. Bluffs of trees on the hillsides reminded one of my forfathers of "spinneys" back in jolly ol' England (where there is also a Spinney Hill in Leicester).

There. I knew you were just DYING to know that.

[Spudman***]

But I was under the impression that the town actually got it's name from captain Spinney.

[t_ross33]

But I was under the impression that the town actually got it's name from captain Spinney.

Can't say that I'm familiar with the Good Captain Haven't heard that one, and there is no "town" as such - never was. There was a post-office/general store at a crossroads (very Robert Johnson-ish ) but it has been gone for 20 years or more. The train depot was just a siding where they would pick up and drop off and it was about 4 miles from the store. It's a tight little farming community with your nearest neighbors sometimes 4 or 5 miles away. The little one-room school house a la Laura Ingalls Wilder was in use 1905-1963 (my Grandma was in the first grade 1 class) and is now used as a community center/hall. I can remember lots and lots of parties and dances and late night jam sessions that went until the sun came up (or the bar went dry)! Everyone seemed to play something. Very Appalachian, fiddles, banjos, guitars, harmonicas... spoons!! (I got my start in the rhythm section - then moved to bass).

Ahhh... good times. Good times.

Spud, give me a shout if you're ever brave enough to attempt another trek up my way!

Trev