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Dorchester Illustration 2696 Chrystal Herne

Dorchester Illustration 2696 Chrystal Herne Today’s illustration is a composite of photographs of actress Chrystal Herne owned by the New York Public Library. Chrystal and Julie Herne were the daughters of James A. Herne, a playwright, and his wife Katherine … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2695 Harrison Square Unitarian Church

Dorchester Illustration 2695  Harrison Square Unitarian Church The Third Unitarian Church in Dorchester was organized in 1848, and its church building was pictured on the 1850 map of Dorchester. The photograph in today’s illustration is from a later year. Their … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2694 Jeremiah Clancy

Dorchester Illustration 2694  Jeremiah Clancy Jeremiah Clancy was born on June 17, 1916, in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and lived with his brother William on Sanford Street, and later, with his sister Mary Anne on … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2693 John Edward Maloney

Dorchester Illustration 2693 John Edward Maloney John Edward Maloney, 1925-1945. Maloney was born on Aug. 16, 1925. His draft registration card for World War II, reports that he was living at 47 Chickatawbut Steet in Dorchester. At the time, he … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2692 Charles Ellery Stedman

Dorchester Illustration 2692 Charles Ellery Stedman  Today’s illustration highlights Charles Ellery Stedman and an illustration that he drew during the Civil War titled, “The Blockade.”  The illustration depicts a man in uniform surrounded by fashionably dressed young women. The two … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2691 Northwood and Dorchester apartment hotels

Dorchester Illustration 2691 Northwood and Dorchester apartment hotels At the corner of Columbia Road and Stoughton Street, there is now a one-story building housing Santander Bank. From the early 1880s to at least 1933, the site was occupied by the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster

Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster Please join the Dorchester Historical Society and the Boston Preservation Alliance for look at the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground on Sunday, October 20, 2:30 to 4:30. Registration required at bostonpreservation.org/cemetery The subjects … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The first service at St. Mary’s as an organized parish was held in Lyceum Hall on Aug. 23, 1847. A gift of land on Bowdoin Street at the corner of Topliff Street allowed … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2688 Mattapan Bank

Mattapan Bank Dorchester Illustration 2688 The image of the Mattapan Bank comes from a vignette on the 1850 map of Dorchester. Mattapan Bank, was located at Harrison Square (just east of Fields Corner), it was incorporated in 1849. Its first … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2687 Carney Hospital

Carney Hospital Dorchester Illustration 2687 This image is a postcard of the Carney Hospital, Dorchester, Massachusetts, circa 1953. Carney Hospital closed its doors at the end of August. It was a casualty of financial decisions made by Steward Health Care … Continue reading

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