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Author Archives: earltaylor
Dorchester Illustration 2488 First Parish Church in 1743
Dorchester Illustration no. 2488 First Parish Church in 1743 In 1630, on the eve of the ship Mary and John sailing from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the First Parish Church congregation was formed. After their arrival in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration World War 1 Veterans Emmanuele and Salvatore Abbruzzese
At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester residents, we will be featuring servicemen in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration World War I Veteran William Abbey
At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester residents, we will be featuring servicemen in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester Illustration no. 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue The images is of an agricultural scene “View on Blue Hill Avenue” drawn by O. D. Greene in 1891. After Dorchester’s annexation to Boston, residential development encroached on agricultural land year … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2485 Rev. Nathaniel Hall
Dorchester Illustration no. 2485 Rev. Nathaniel Hall Today’s illustration shows Rev. Nathaniel Hall and his house at the corner of Columbia Road and Sayward Street, approximately 468 Columbia Road. Nathaniel Hall was the minister of the First Parish Church in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2484 Dorchester Gas Light Company
Dorchester Gas Light Company Before the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston brought electric lighting, there was the Dorchester Gas Light Company. The company was incorporated in 1854. “Gideon Beck, Alexander Pope, and Charles C. Harrington, their associates and successors, … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2483 Veterans Day 2020
Dorchester Illustration no. 2483 Veterans Day 2020 In honor of Veterans Day, we are pleased to share our online, searchable database of World War I service members who lived in Dorchester. This research and accompanying biographies were made possible in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2482 Peter Strickland, Dorchester resident, first US Consul to Senegal
Strickland lived on Neponset Avenue. The illustration is from Captain Strickland’s book A Voice from the Deep. The following is from Stephen Grant’s website where his book on Strickland is available among Grant’s other books. Peter Strickland. New London Shipmaster; … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2481 Anna Clapp Harris Smith
Dorchester Illustration no. 2481 Anna Harris Smith Founder of the Animal Rescue League Nearly everyone in Dorchester has heard of or used the services of The Animal Rescue League. But few of us realize that it was founded by a … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2480 Sampler made by Louisa Maria Blake
Apologies for the quality of the full image due to the glass over the sampler. The smaller detail avoided some of the glare. Illustration: sampler made by ten-year old Louis Maria Blake in 1812. It is not the lustre of … Continue reading
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