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Dorchester Illustration World War One Service Member biography: Ralph Cunningham Barnstead

Posted on November 28, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration World War One Service Member biography: Ralph Cunningham Barnstead 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration World War One Service Member biography: Joseph Ballard

Posted on November 27, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration World War One Service Member biography: Joseph Ballard   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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2432 Boston from Mount Bowdoin

Posted on November 24, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2432      Boston from Mount Bowdoin Scan of wood engraving Boston, From Mount Bowdoin published in Picturesque America by William Cullen Bryant. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-74. Hand-colored. The view is probably from the land owned … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2431 Everett Frank Merrill

Posted on November 17, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2431      Everett Frank Merrill 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2430 Louis Ferdinand Korb

Posted on November 10, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2430      Louis Ferdinand Korb 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day 2429 James Patrick Stuart

Posted on November 3, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2429      James Patrick Stuart 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2428 Arthur Wellington Gross

Posted on October 27, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2428      Arthur Wellington Gross 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2427 William Valentine Dacey

Posted on October 20, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2427      William Valentine Dacey 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2426 Percy Edward Blair

Posted on October 13, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2426      Percy Edward Blair Percy Edward Blair was born on April 17, 1898, at 778 East Fifth Street, South Boston, to Milledge and Sophia Blair. Milledge was from Hampton, New Brunswick, and immigrated to the United States … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2425 Robert Chamblet Hooper

Posted on October 6, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2425      Robert Chamblet Hooper In the 19th century many sea captains had a Dorchester connection.  Recently we posted some comments about Enoch Train.  Today we see another captain. Captain Robert Chamblet Hooper (1805-1869) Robert Chamblet Hooper was … Continue reading →

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