Monthly Archives: February 2013

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1971 here’s a Dorchester boy from http://matherproject.org/node/36 Biography: Increase Mather (1639-1723) INCREASE MATHER (1639-1723). Even more than his illustrious son Cotton, Increase Mather, is representative of American Puritanism in seventeenth-century New England. As a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1970 Paul DeLorey says that the houses in the illustration yesterday are on the corner of Ashmont and Burgoyne. Postcard. Caption on front: Ostriches Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. 3917.  Postally unused.  On verso: Pub. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1969 Does anyone know where on Ashmont Street these houses might be? ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1967 Does anyone know where the Dirigo Cream Co or Barden Cream Company was located? ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please … Continue reading →

7 pm at Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street, Dorchester A talk by James O’Toole, Professor and Clough Millenium Chair in History at Boston College and author of The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America (2008), among other titles.  … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1967 This 1938 photo has no identifying information other than the date, but I think it can only be 121-123 Bowdoin Street.  The bottom photo of 121-123 Bowdoin Street is from 2005. ____ The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1966 Postcard. Caption on front: Gynmasium at Franklin Field, Boston, Mass.  [sic].  Postally unused.  With clipping pasted on back: Franklin Park has an area of 527 acres and Franklin Field has 77 acres. ____ … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1965 Pauline Frederick was a Dorchester girl who became an actress of stage and screen.  Her most famous role was as Madame X, a film made in 1920. Madame X (1920) Goldwyn Pictures Corp; … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1964 Seventeenth-century military hero Humphrey Atherton met an ignominious death when his horse stumbled over a cow. The following inscription can be found on Humphrey Atherton’s tomb in Dorchester Old North Burying Ground: Hear … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1963 1783 tax bill expressed in pounds, shilling and pence. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →