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Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry

Posted on April 30, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry (1919-1994), children’s author and illustrator, grew up in Dorchester.  His parents, John and Mary, bought a house at 32 Melville Ave. in 1917. John Scarry operated Scarry’s department store in Brookline Village for … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War

Posted on April 27, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War Henry Martyn Tremlett was a Boston merchant. Tremlett was born July 15, 1833 in Dorchester, the son of Thomas and Cordelia Tremlett. Tremlett began as a captain in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I

Posted on April 16, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I Today’s illustration is from the Aug. 3, 1918, edition of The Dorchester Beacon newspaper. Charles H. Haines, Jr., was born in Dorchester on Feb. 14, 1888, to Charles H. Haines … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station

Posted on April 9, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station The top photograph in today’s illustration was recently shared on Facebook. The Shawmut Branch of the Old Colony Railroad runs from Savin Hill to Ashmont. Electrification of the Shawmut Branch began at the end of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2610 Hebre Home for the Aged

Posted on April 2, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2610 Hebrew Home for the Aged The top image, published in the Sept. 10, 1905, edition of the Boston Sunday Post, shows a house on Queen Street in Dorchester. On Jan. 28, 1903, a small group of Orthodox … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2609 Stedman Home on Savin Hill

Posted on March 26, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2609 Stedman Home on Savin Hill One of the featured insets on the 1858 Map of Norfolk County is the “Residence of D. B. Stedman, Esq. Savin Hill, Dorchester. Daniel B. Stedman was an importer of crockery and … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2608 Consumptives Home on Quincy Street

Posted on March 19, 2023 by earltaylor

The Free Home for Consumptives was located on the north side of Quincy Street and occupied the land now taken up by the cul-de-sac Fernald Terrace and its houses. .  It was free to “all poor consumptives, of every nationality, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2607 Roger Clap Monument

Posted on March 12, 2023 by earltaylor

Roger Clap was one of the Dorchester settlers who arrived on the ship Mary and John in 1630.  The ship dropped anchor off Nantasket, because the captain was not familiar with Boston harbor.  The settlers traveled overland from Nantasket until … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2606  David Claypoole Johnston

Posted on March 5, 2023 by earltaylor

David Claypoole Johnston was an artist and political cartoonist, who spent part of his life in Dorchester on Payson Avenue. Today’s illustration is an example of his work.  In the 1840 U.S. election, Democrat Martin Van Buren hoped to be … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2605 Henry S. Russell

Posted on February 26, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2605 Henry S. Russell Henry Sturgis Russell (June 21, 1838 – February 16, 1905) was an American military and government official who served as commander of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry and as the first commissioner … Continue reading →

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