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Dorchester Illustration 2373 Mile Road Dump

Posted on October 7, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2373        Mile Road Dump, Columbia Point Mile Road Dump was located on Columbia Point.  Mt. Vernon Street is a mile-long road that runs straight from Kosciuzko Circle to the Calf Pasture Pumping Station, which can be seen … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2372 Calf Pasture Pumping Station

Posted on September 30, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2372        Calf Pasture Pumping Station The Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point will have a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday, October 9th, at 6 pm.  It is on the agenda after the Citgo … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2018 2 pm Dorchester Hist Soc program Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement

Posted on September 29, 2018 by earltaylor

October 14, 2018    2 pm at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement.   Barbara Berenson has written about the active role that Massachusetts women played in the national struggle for women’s rights.  Before … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2371 Walter W. Jollimore

Posted on September 23, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2371        Walter W. Jollimore At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of World … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2370 St. Mary’s Infant Asylum

Posted on September 16, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2370        St. Mary’s Infant Asylum The City of Boston’s tax assessing records show that the owner of the former St. Margaret’s Hospital property, now S. Mary’s Center for Women and Children, is St. Mary’s Infant Asylum. St. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2369 William Edward Doucette

Posted on September 9, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2369        William Edward Doucette 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illusration 2368 Stearns Lumber

Posted on September 2, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2368        Stearns Lumber Stearns Lumber Company 75th anniversary medal The Stearns Lumber Company, which eventually covered forty acres, was opened by A. T. Stearns in 1849 at Port Norfolk where wood could arrived by ship or by … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2367 Charles Manoog Samuelian

Posted on August 26, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2367        Charles Manoog Samuelian Vivian Portner has been following our World War I servicemen blog posts and contacted us about her great uncle, Charles, who was a Dorchester resident and veteran of World War I. Charles’s brothers, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2366 Elsmere Hotel

Posted on August 19, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2366        Elsmere Hotel On April 19, 2018, Anita Danker shared her memories of the house at 3 Mill Street in an article “My First Home: Life in the Big House.” Her story is about her family’s experience … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2365 Wilber Herbert Morrill

Posted on August 12, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2365        Wilber Herbert Morrill 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 … Continue reading →

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