Monthly Archives: April 2023

Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry

Posted on April 30, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry (1919-1994), children’s author and illustrator, grew up in Dorchester.  His parents, John and Mary, bought a house at 32 Melville Ave. in 1917. John Scarry operated Scarry’s department store in Brookline Village for … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War

Posted on April 27, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War Henry Martyn Tremlett was a Boston merchant. Tremlett was born July 15, 1833 in Dorchester, the son of Thomas and Cordelia Tremlett. Tremlett began as a captain in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I

Posted on April 16, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I Today’s illustration is from the Aug. 3, 1918, edition of The Dorchester Beacon newspaper. Charles H. Haines, Jr., was born in Dorchester on Feb. 14, 1888, to Charles H. Haines … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station

Posted on April 9, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station The top photograph in today’s illustration was recently shared on Facebook. The Shawmut Branch of the Old Colony Railroad runs from Savin Hill to Ashmont. Electrification of the Shawmut Branch began at the end of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2610 Hebre Home for the Aged

Posted on April 2, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2610 Hebrew Home for the Aged The top image, published in the Sept. 10, 1905, edition of the Boston Sunday Post, shows a house on Queen Street in Dorchester. On Jan. 28, 1903, a small group of Orthodox … Continue reading →

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