Monthly Archives: May 2023

Edward Everett School on Sumner Street

Posted on May 28, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2618 Today’s illustration comes from The Dorchester Beacon, Feb. 17, 1894. The artist would have been standing at the corner of Willis and Stoughton Street. The illustration was on the front page of the newspaper with a story … Continue reading →

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Donna Summer, Dorchester Illustration 2617

Posted on May 21, 2023 by earltaylor

Donna Summer, who was born as LaDonna Adrian Gaines to Andrew and Mary Gaines on Dec. 31, 1948, in Boston. As a young girl, she sang gospel music at the Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston. Summer attended Jeremiah … Continue reading →

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Frank P. Sheehan, Dorchester Illustration 2616

Posted on May 14, 2023 by earltaylor

Frank P. Sheehan Dorchester Illustration 2616 Francis Patrick Sheehan (1884 -1953) was a middle distance runner. He was a member of the St. Alphonsus Athletic Club, South Boston Athletic Club, Boston Athletic Association and the Boston Irish-American Athletic Club. In … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge

Posted on May 7, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge Today’s illustration appeared in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th-century illustrated magazine published in Boston, in 1855. The subject of the engraving is the Old Colony Railroad bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point. … Continue reading →

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