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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2108 The public art pieces at Edward Everett Square were dedicated in 2007 and 2010.  Check out the new website at www.edwardeverettsquare.org Our illustration today is one of the bollards in the square showing … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2108 Researching the History of Your House 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 with Marian Pierre-Louis, Fieldstone Historic Research   You can research the history of your house whether it is 20 years old or … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2107 As Dorchester’s population increased in the southern portion of the town, the Selectmen recognized that it would be convenient for more people if the center of government were more centrally located. The town … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2106 September 2013 Dear DHS Members and Supporters: Restoration of the Clapp Family Barn is almost complete! But we have one s[h]ingle thing left to do:  reshingle the exterior before the snow flies. WILL … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2105 Postcard. Caption on front: Walter Baker Chocolate Mills, from the Big Chimney. copyright 1905 Frederick A. Frizell. Postally unused. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2104 Postcard. Caption on front: Walter Baker Chocolate Mills, Power House. copyright 1905, Frederick A. Frizell. Postally unused. For most of the early years, the Baker chocolate mills relied entirely on water power. In … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2103 Linda Little wrote to me about her ancestor Edwin Lansil (1839-1904) who lived with his family including brothers Walter and Wilbur, well-known painters, for about 20 years in Dorchester at 101 Maxwell Street, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2102   Today we have a postcard of the old library in Codman Square. Codman Square was featured on WBUR yesterday.  The first in a series about the squares of Boston as the background … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2101 Postcard. Caption on front: Blaney Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Dorchester Lower Mills, Mass. Postmarked Dorchester Center, Boston, July 25 ?. On verso: No. H 12793 The Robbins Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2100 Today in response to a request we have a photo of First Church after the re-installation of the lantern room at the top of the steeple. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day … Continue reading →