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Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster

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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James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677

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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Gravestones, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground

Dorchester Illustration 2669 Gravestones, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground Dorchester Illustration 2669 The image at the top of today’s illustration is a photograph of a grave marker in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground. The design is of a skull … Continue reading

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