Monthly Archives: April 2025

Dorchester Illustration 2718 Buddy Clark

Posted on April 27, 2025 by earltaylor

The following comes from http://www.gmmy.com/crooners/clark/biography.htm “Buddy Clark was a likable, versatile singer whose career was cut short at the age of 37 by an airplane crash on October 2, 1949, at 9 p.m. PST. “Buddy Clark’s real name was “Samuel Goldberg,” … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2717 Dorchester Poor House

Posted on April 20, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2717 Dorchester Poor House The Dorchester Poor House was located on Hancock Street opposite Kane Square and opposite the end of Bowdoin Street. The Dorchester Poor House was one of several almshouses that provided food and shelter to … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand

Posted on April 13, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand Frederick J. Brand was born in Plainville, Connecticut, and came to Boston after receiving his education in the schools in Plainville. He started out as a salesman for A. B. Crocker & Co., at … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis

Posted on April 6, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis Sarell James Willis was born in Dorchester on Sept. 11, 1830. He attended public schools in Dorchester. At the age of seventeen, he became an apprentice to a tinsmith, he worked four and a … Continue reading →

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