Tag Archives: Lower Mills

Dorchester Illustration 2419 Charles Simon Bennett

Posted on August 25, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2419      Charles Simon Bennett 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2409 William Henry Brady

Posted on June 16, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2409   William Henry Brady 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2403 Herbert Hillman Ainsley

Posted on May 5, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2403   Herbert Hilman Ainsley 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2399 Simpson Refrigerator

Posted on April 7, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2399    Simpson Refrigerator Simpson Refrigerator   We have recently received photographs of a Simpson Refrigerator made here in Dorchester.  Simpson did not last as long as the Eddy refrigerator company that was located near Field’s Corner.  Simpson … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2396 Blue Hill Bank and Blue Hill National Bank

Posted on March 17, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2396   Blue Hill Bank and Blue Hill National Bank Blue Hill Bank and Blue Hill National Bank of Dorchester The Dorchester and Milton Bank opened in 1832.  In 1850 it suffered a robbery, losing $32,000 and the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2380 Charles B. McDonald

Posted on November 25, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2380        Charles B. McDonald 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2378 Nathaniel Royal Perkins

Posted on November 11, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2378        Nathaniel Royal Perkins Note:  a week away Program: Sunday, November 18, 2018 2 pm.  Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street The 26th Yankee Division and Massachusetts in World War 1 Brigadier General Leonid Kondratiuk, Director of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2374 Vose’s Grove

Posted on October 14, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2374        Vose’s Grove Today’s illustration has a postcard of the Grove postmarked 1911. Vose’s Grove was the name for the land along the Neponset River extending to Adams Street, now including streets: Huntoon Street, Branchfield Street, Bearse … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2326 Harold Davis Archer

Posted on November 12, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2326        Harold Davis Archer 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 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2323 Tileston stoves

Posted on October 22, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2323        Tileston stoves Charles Tileston was born in Dorchester in 1817 and died here in 1894.  He conducted a business as a tin smith, selling tin & sheet iron ware, stoves, and hot-air furnaces. The invoice is … Continue reading →

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