Tag Archives: Dorchester Historical Society

Feb. 17, 2019 Program: Screening of the film “Of Stars and Shamrocks”

Posted on February 3, 2019 by earltaylor

Sunday, February 17, 2019, 2 pm at the William Clapp House  “Of Stars and Shamrocks” Join the Dorchester Historical Society for a special screening of the film “Of Stars and Shamrocks” on Sunday, February 17, at 2 p.m., with commentary … Continue reading →

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December 9, 2019, Holiday Party, Dorchester Historical Society

Posted on November 21, 2018 by earltaylor

December 9, 2018  2 to 4 pm Dorchester Histoircal Society, 195 Boston Street Holiday Open House Join DHS members and friends to ring in the holiday season at the annual Holiday Open House. Dorchester -based pianist Bil Mooney-McCoy will play … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2018 Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement – Dorchester Historical Scoiety

Posted on October 7, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125  Sunday, October 14, 2018, 2 pm at the William Clapp House  Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement.   Barbara Berenson has written about the active role that Massachusetts women played in the national struggle … Continue reading →

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Dec 11, 2016 Holiday Party + Dorchester Illustration 2278 Christmas Postcard

Posted on December 4, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2278     Christmas Postcard           Christmas postcard sent to a home on Kilton Street (now Norwell Street) in the early 20th century. Sunday, December 11, 2016   2pm William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street. Dorchester Historical Society Holiday Party DHS … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2250 Alban Street Interior 1880s

Posted on May 22, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2250 Victorian Interior Does your home look like this one on Alban Street as it was comfortably furnished in the 1880s? Do the homes on Ashmont Hill still look like this?  Find out at the Dorchester House … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2249 Welles Mansion

Posted on May 15, 2016 by earltaylor

The home of the Welles family was the original estate house for Ashmont Hill (see below) when the hill was all open land except the house in the illustration. George Derby Welles, who lived in Paris, inherited the estate from … Continue reading →

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