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  Dorchester Illustration no. 2218 St. Matthew’s Church In 1888 Father Fitzpatrick of St. Gregory’s bought a lot of land at the corner of Norfolk and Darlington Streets, and two years later opened a temporary church on the site at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2217 Upham’s Corner Today we have a view of Upham’s Corner showing Winthrop Hall on the left.  The Dorchester Savings Bank building replaced Winthrop Hall. _____ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. If you receive this e-mail … Continue reading →

A Pleasant Home for the Neglected: The Archaeology of Dorchester’s Industrial School for Girls. October 18, 2015, 2 pm, at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street City Archaeologist, Joe Bagley, shares early results from his team’s archaeological survey behind … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2216 Andrew Oliver Andrew Oliver appears at the right in this copy of a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.  Oliver was Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts leading up to the Revolution and was a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2215 Today’s illustration shows the J P O’Connell masons’ supplies building at a railroad crossing on Freeport Street in the 19 teens.  This was before the T took over.  The line was owned by the New York, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2214  Attached are photos of the Dorchester Historical Society fundraiser at the Boston Harbor Distillery. _____ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2213  Dorchester Historical Society fundraiser today has been sold out.  Thank you.  Today we have a photo of an auto that has been in an accident.  The accident photo is from January 1953.  Does anyone know where … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2212 Can you identify the houses in the attached photo?  We do not recognize them although they are/were Dorchester houses.  We don’t know if the houses still exist. Thank you. _____ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2211 One of the companies that occupied the same site as the new Boston Harbor Distillery was the Putnam Horseshoe Nail company.  The attached illustration is a scan of one of their advertisements showing why you should … Continue reading →

  Dorchester Illustration no. 2210 Enjoy history at the Dorchester Historical Society’s fundraiser at the new Boston Harbor Distillery.  You have been to the Boston Winery with us; now we can see the distillery next door.  Tickets are available at … Continue reading →