Monthly Archives: July 2024

Dorchester Illustration 2679 Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society

Posted on July 28, 2024 by earltaylor

Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society Dorchester Illustration 2679 We were delighted to welcome students from Dot Art’s summer program to the William Clapp House last week. They focused on the Dorchester Pottery collection as an example of a local … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2678, William Clapp House

Posted on July 21, 2024 by earltaylor

William Clapp House, Dorchester Illustration 2678 The maintenance of the Dorchester Historical Society’s properties is ongoing and endless, and not always visible. The refurbishment of the entry hallway at the 1806 William Clapp House at 195 Boston St., has been … Continue reading →

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James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677

Posted on July 14, 2024 by earltaylor

James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677  The Dorchester Old North Burying Ground has a type of marker called portrait stones. The City of Boston website, https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/iconography-gravestones-burying-grounds, has the following entry: “Another type of decorative carving, often called “portrait stones,” was more … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2676, Marker for Revolutionary War Soldiers

Posted on July 7, 2024 by earltaylor

Marker for Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dorchester Illustration 2676  Revolutionary War soldiers are remembered by a marker in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground. This was the only public cemetery in Dorchester from the 1630s until 1814, when the South Burying … Continue reading →

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