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Dorchester Illustration World War 1 Veterans Emmanuele and Salvatore Abbruzzese

At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester residents, we will be featuring servicemen in … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration World War I Veteran William Abbey

At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester residents, we will be featuring servicemen in … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue

Dorchester Illustration no. 2486   View on Blue Hill Avenue The images is of an agricultural scene “View on Blue Hill Avenue” drawn by O. D. Greene in 1891. After Dorchester’s annexation to Boston, residential development encroached on agricultural land year … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2485 Rev. Nathaniel Hall

Dorchester Illustration no. 2485   Rev. Nathaniel Hall Today’s illustration shows Rev. Nathaniel Hall and his house at the corner of Columbia Road and Sayward Street, approximately 468 Columbia Road. Nathaniel Hall was the minister of the First Parish Church in … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2483 Veterans Day 2020

Dorchester Illustration no. 2483   Veterans Day 2020 In honor of Veterans Day, we are pleased to share our online, searchable database of World War I service members who lived in Dorchester. This research and accompanying biographies were made possible in … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2481 Anna Clapp Harris Smith

Dorchester Illustration no. 2481    Anna Harris Smith Founder of the Animal Rescue League Nearly everyone in Dorchester has heard of or used the services of The Animal Rescue League.  But few of us realize that it was founded by a … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2480 Sampler made by Louisa Maria Blake

Apologies for the quality of the full image due to the glass over the sampler.  The smaller detail avoided some of the glare. Illustration: sampler made by ten-year old Louis Maria Blake in 1812. It is not the lustre of … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2479 Henry W. Hunt

Dorchester Illustration no. 2479    Henry W. Hunt Henry Warren Hunt (1841- 1915?) Hunt had a real estate office on Neponset Avenue not far from Neponset Circle. The following is from American Series of Popular Biographies. Massachusetts Edition. Boston: Graves & … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2478 All Saints Parish

Dorchester Illustration no. 2478    All Saints Parish All Saints’ Episcopal Church began in 1867 as a mission of St. Mary’s Church, and in 1874 it became a separate parish in Dorchester Lower Mills.. In 1882 Colonel Oliver Peabody and his … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2477 Hotel at Lower Mills

Dorchester Illustration no. 2477    Hotel at Lower Mills Hotel at Lower Mills Minot Thayer owned a hotel that later became known as Young’s Hotel and also known at some time as the Hotel Milton located on the west side of … Continue reading

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