Monthly Archives: November 2020

Dorchester Illustration 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue

Posted on November 29, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2486   View on Blue Hill Avenue The images is of an agricultural scene “View on Blue Hill Avenue” drawn by O. D. Greene in 1891. After Dorchester’s annexation to Boston, residential development encroached on agricultural land year … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue

Dorchester Illustration 2485 Rev. Nathaniel Hall

Posted on November 22, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2485   Rev. Nathaniel Hall Today’s illustration shows Rev. Nathaniel Hall and his house at the corner of Columbia Road and Sayward Street, approximately 468 Columbia Road. Nathaniel Hall was the minister of the First Parish Church in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2485 Rev. Nathaniel Hall

Dorchester Illustration no. 2484 Dorchester Gas Light Company

Posted on November 15, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Gas Light Company Before the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston brought electric lighting, there was the Dorchester Gas Light Company. The company was incorporated in 1854. “Gideon Beck, Alexander Pope, and Charles C. Harrington, their associates and successors, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration no. 2484 Dorchester Gas Light Company

Dorchester Illustration no. 2483 Veterans Day 2020

Posted on November 11, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2483   Veterans Day 2020 In honor of Veterans Day, we are pleased to share our online, searchable database of World War I service members who lived in Dorchester. This research and accompanying biographies were made possible in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration no. 2483 Veterans Day 2020

Dorchester Illustration 2482 Peter Strickland, Dorchester resident, first US Consul to Senegal

Posted on November 8, 2020 by earltaylor

Strickland lived on Neponset Avenue. The illustration is from Captain Strickland’s book A Voice from the Deep. The following is from Stephen Grant’s website where his book on Strickland is available among Grant’s other books. Peter Strickland. New London Shipmaster; … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2482 Peter Strickland, Dorchester resident, first US Consul to Senegal

Dorchester Illustration no. 2481 Anna Clapp Harris Smith

Posted on November 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2481    Anna Harris Smith Founder of the Animal Rescue League Nearly everyone in Dorchester has heard of or used the services of The Animal Rescue League.  But few of us realize that it was founded by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration no. 2481 Anna Clapp Harris Smith