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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2103 Linda Little wrote to me about her ancestor Edwin Lansil (1839-1904) who lived with his family including brothers Walter and Wilbur, well-known painters, for about 20 years in Dorchester at 101 Maxwell Street, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2102   Today we have a postcard of the old library in Codman Square. Codman Square was featured on WBUR yesterday.  The first in a series about the squares of Boston as the background … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2101 Postcard. Caption on front: Blaney Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Dorchester Lower Mills, Mass. Postmarked Dorchester Center, Boston, July 25 ?. On verso: No. H 12793 The Robbins Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2100 Today in response to a request we have a photo of First Church after the re-installation of the lantern room at the top of the steeple. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2098 A fountain was dedicated in October 1885, in memory of Theodore Lyman, Jr., Mayor of Boston in 1834-35. The Lyman Fountain, which now exists only in memory, was installed as a monument to … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2097 The most distinctive product from the Dorchester Potter was the porcelain pig used as a footwarmer or bedwarmer. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2097 Postcard. Caption on front: Neponset Ave., Neponset, Mass. Postmarked 1916. On verso: 12104. Publ. by W.N. Baker. Made in Germany. Sent from Atlantic, Mass. I think the photographer would have been standing in … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2096 Postcard. Caption on front: St. Marks Church and Rectory, Dorchester. Circa 1910. The wooden St. Marks Catholic Church building lasted from about 1899 till 1914, when the parish commissioned Charles Brigham to design … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2094 Postcard. Caption on front: Von Ting I Know, Mine Friends in Dorchester Shtick to Me Like Bulldogs Yes.  Postmarked Dorchester Center Station June 10, 1919. With one-cent stamp.  A pennant card. ____ The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2093 Scan of framed image owned by the Dorchester Historical Society of Amos Upham with note b. March 11, 1789; m. Dec. 28, 1819; picture taken May 1858, and scan of framed image owned … Continue reading →