Monthly Archives: October 2024

Dorchester Illustration 2692 Charles Ellery Stedman

Posted on October 27, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2692 Charles Ellery Stedman  Today’s illustration highlights Charles Ellery Stedman and an illustration that he drew during the Civil War titled, “The Blockade.”  The illustration depicts a man in uniform surrounded by fashionably dressed young women. The two … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2691 Northwood and Dorchester apartment hotels

Posted on October 20, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2691 Northwood and Dorchester apartment hotels At the corner of Columbia Road and Stoughton Street, there is now a one-story building housing Santander Bank. From the early 1880s to at least 1933, the site was occupied by the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster

Posted on October 13, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster Please join the Dorchester Historical Society and the Boston Preservation Alliance for look at the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground on Sunday, October 20, 2:30 to 4:30. Registration required at bostonpreservation.org/cemetery The subjects … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Posted on October 6, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The first service at St. Mary’s as an organized parish was held in Lyceum Hall on Aug. 23, 1847. A gift of land on Bowdoin Street at the corner of Topliff Street allowed … Continue reading →

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