Author Archives: earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2473 Meisel Press Manufacturing Company

Posted on September 6, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2473      Meisel Press Manufacturing Company Francis Meisel, born in 1846,  was the son of August Meisel, a lithographer.  The family emigrated from Germany, and Francis became a US citizen in 1880.  Francis Meisel organized the Meisel Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2473 Meisel Press Manufacturing Company

Dorchester Illustration 2472 James John Slater

Posted on August 30, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2472      James John Slater World War 1 biography By Camille Arbogast James John Slater was born on July 1, 1897, at 74 Bromley Street in Roxbury. His father, James Blanchard, a printer, was born in Moncton, New … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2472 James John Slater

Dorchester Illustration 2471 August Stein Atwood

Posted on August 23, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2471      August Stein Atwood World War 1 biography By Camille Arbogast August Stein Atwood was born on April 2, 1892, at 61 Alban Street in Dorchester. His father, Harrison Henry Atwood, was born in Londonderry, Vermont, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2471 August Stein Atwood

Dorchester Illustration 2470 Charles C. Yancey

Posted on August 16, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2470      Charles C. Yancey In our efforts to document the recent history of Dorchester, we hope to present biographies of some of Dorchester’s living personalities. We are calling this occasional series: Diverse Dorchester. Biography of Charles C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2470 Charles C. Yancey

Dorchester Illustration 2469 Sturtevant Mill Company

Posted on August 9, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2469      Sturtevant Mill Company The following is from: https://sturtevantinc.com/about/   accessed July 29, 2020 Thomas L. Sturtevant recognized the need for mechanization in the fertilizer industry and founded the Sturtevant Mill Company in the state of Main in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2469 Sturtevant Mill Company

Dorchester Illustration 2468 Whaling Ship Charles Carroll

Posted on August 2, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2468      Whaling Ship the Charles Carroll In the 1830s a syndicate was formed with facilities at Commercial Point to make a profit from whale and cod fishing. The following paragraph is from “Captain John Codman, William D. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2468 Whaling Ship Charles Carroll

Dorchester Illustration 2467 Looking Back at Sports Stars

Posted on July 26, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2467      Looking back at sports stars With the opening of a professional baseball season, we have thoughts of Dorchester sports stars of earlier years. Rose Pitonoff Champion Swimmer Rose Pitonoff (from Pittsburgh Dispatch, November, 1910) Rose Pitonoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2467 Looking Back at Sports Stars

Dorchester Illustration 2466 Toni and Adolphous Bullock

Posted on July 19, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2466      Toni and Adolphous Bullock Toni and Adolphous Bullock owned the Bullock Funeral Homes in Boston for 40 years. Adolphous was the grandson of a Virginia slave and participated in the D-Day action in World War II.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2466 Toni and Adolphous Bullock

Dorchester Illustration 2465 Charlotte Golar Richie

Posted on July 12, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2465      Charlotte Golar Richie In our efforts to document the recent history of Dorchester, we hope to present biographies of some of Dorchester’s living personalities. We are calling this occasional series: Diverse Dorchester. Biography of Charlotte Golar … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2465 Charlotte Golar Richie

Dorchester Illustration 2464 Englewood Diner

Posted on July 5, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2464      Englewood Diner The Englewood Diner stood in Peabody Square from the 1940s until the 1970s, when it  was replaced by the Englewood Apartment building in the point between Dorchester Avenue and Talbot Avenue.   Its colors at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2464 Englewood Diner