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Dorchester Illustration 2241 Washington at Dorchester Heights

Posted on March 20, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2241 The American patriot troops fortified Dorchester Heights the night of March 4, 1776.  As a result on March 17, 1776, the British evacuated from Boston.  Today’s illustration is Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington at Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2240 Revolutionary War Drum

Posted on March 13, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2240 The revolutionary war drum that came down the centuries in the Trask Family came to the Dorchester Historical Society from William Blake Trask.  His Trask ancestor arrived in Salem in the late 1620s, and he is … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2239 children playing in dump

Posted on March 6, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2239 Today our illustration show children on improvised playground equipment made from discarded materials.  The scene is the Mile Road Dump at the end of Columbia Point, October, 1909. Photograph is by Lewis Wickes Hine, a sociologist … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2238 Gallup Stable

Posted on February 28, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2238 Today’s illustration is a photo of the stable owned by Holllis P. Gallup located on Welles Avenue opposite the entrance to Samoset Street. Published in the 1905 Yearbook of the Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driving Club. Although many … Continue reading →

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March 20, 2016 2 p.m. Mrs. Baker shares memories of the first Evacuation Day

Posted on February 28, 2016 by earltaylor

    Celebrate Evacuation Day.  Come to hear Middie Clapp Baker talk about her reminiscences of the events leading up to the fortification of Dorchester Heights and how that fateful night resulted in the British being forced to give up … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2016, Edward M Kennedy Institute Guided Tour

Posted on February 21, 2016 by earltaylor

Edward M Kennedy Institute Guided Tour – Sunday, April 17 The Dorchester Historical Society will host a program to mark the birthday of Edward Everett on Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2237 Elbridge Smith School

Posted on February 21, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2237 Newly acquired realphoto postcard of the Elbridge Smith School. The school was at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Centre Street, where the Dr. William W. Henerson K-12 Inclusion School is located now (formerly the Patrick … Continue reading →

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Feb 21 program The Black Community of Colonial Dorchester and Boston

Posted on February 20, 2016 by earltaylor

In the 1650s, Sebastian Kane was a landowner in Dorchester. He was also a person of color. Local historian Alex Goldfeld will present what is known about Kane and other people of African descent in a predominantly white colony. Goldfeld … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2236 Wales nursery business

Posted on February 14, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2236 Advertising card from William Wales for his nursery business from the mid-19th century.  Although the card says Columbia St., this is the same as Columbia Road.  The Wales property was on the west side of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2235 Putnam Nail Cyanotype

Posted on February 7, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2235 Cyanotype realphoto postcard showing the buildings of the Putnam Nail Company at the tip of Port Norfolk from the early years of the 20th century. The photographer seems to be standing near the railroad tracks looking … Continue reading →

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