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Dorchester Illustration 2564 Gardiner House

Posted on May 1, 2022 by earltaylor

The Gardiner House was located at the bottom of Jones Hill at the corner of Pleasant Street and Sawyer Avenue. The following is from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gardner-15855 Henry Gardner was born at Stow, Massachusetts Bay, in mid-November of 1731, a son of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2563 Yacht Building

Posted on April 24, 2022 by earltaylor

Photograph of a building labeled Prontera’s Wharf, offering yacht trips and deep sea fishing. The notation on the back says this is the location of the Port Norfolk Yacht Club in the 1930s. Do you have any knowledge of this … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2562 Elida Rumsey Fowle

Posted on April 17, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2562 Elida Rumsey Fowle Elida Rumsey Fowle [from a clipping from some unknown, undated publication, from the 2nd half of the 19th century] Of all the women who devoted themselves to the soldiers in our late war [Civil … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2561 Andrew Oliver

Posted on April 10, 2022 by earltaylor

Andrew Oliver appears at the right in this copy of a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Oliver was Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts leading up to the Revolution and was a loyalist. His country house was located … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2560 Dorchester Woman’s Club

Posted on April 3, 2022 by earltaylor

The Dorchester Woman’s Club, which was incorporated in 1896, promoted moral, social and intellectual culture in the community. The group began in 1892 at the home of Mrs. Clara May Ripley, and by its third meeting, was so popular that … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2559 Gilbert Stuart School

Posted on March 27, 2022 by earltaylor

The Gilbert Stuart School stood approximately where the Lower Mills branch of the Boston Public Library is located today. The Gilbert Stuart School was opened in 1896 and closed in 1975. The Boston Globe, July 4, 1896 “New Schoolhouse on … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2558 Preston House

Posted on March 20, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2558 Preston House The watercolor painting at the top of today’s illustration was painted by Frank Henry Shapleigh, a noted fine art painter who visited Dorchester in the 1870s. The illustration was published in A History and Guide … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2557 Shepard’s Bake House

Posted on March 13, 2022 by earltaylor

Today’s illustration includes a vintage photograph showing the Shepard Bake House at the corner of Bowdoin and Winter Street. The lower photo, from Google Street View, shows the corner today. The Bake House building is still in place, and the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2556 Bailey Conant House

Posted on March 6, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2556 Bailey Conant House The top photograph in today’s email is a photograph of 77 Bailey Street as seen from Dorchester Avenue in the late nineteenth century. By 1910, the land between the Bailey house and Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

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Merrill G. Leavens Interview

Posted on March 5, 2022 by earltaylor

Merrill Leavens at 97 years of age. Mr. Leavens is a former Port Norfolk resident. He grew up at 52 Port Norfolk Street. The interview with Merrill George Leavens took place, June 11, 2021, at his home, 212 Parke Ave., … Continue reading →

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