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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2042 Isabel Chapin Barrows (April 17, 1845 – October 24, 1913) was the first woman employed by the United States State Department. She worked as a stenographer for William H. Seward in 1868 while … Continue reading →

Reception at The Commonwealth Museum on Columbia Point – view an exhibit on the history of Massachusets and see our founding documents — Now’s the chance to see this museum in our backyard.

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2041 Semi-detached cottages Dorchester, Frank E. Wallis, Architect. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2040 The Rev. Jonathan Bowman House was located onPleasant Street, but no-one seems to know where onPleasant   Street. The Rev. Samuel J. Barrows wrote in his chapter “Dorchesterin the Provincial Period” in the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2039 Portrait of Edward Payson Jackson, a Dorchester resident, who lived at 41 Lyndhurst Street.  The following is from Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM Edward Payson Jackson, author, born in Erzeroum, Turkey, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2038 Scan of paper label from a box of chocolate from Walter Baker & Co., Dorchester’s most famous industry. The illustration shows the Pierce Mill fronting on Adams Street and the Preston Mill behind. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2037 Photo of the Dorchester Carpet Cleaning Co. at 315 Adams Street, owned by Edward A. Huebener, who had his furniture repair business in the same building.  Huebener was the eccentric gentleman who collected … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2036 Today’s image is a scan from the 1910 Dorchester Blue Book showing a building labeled Resthaven, an Italianate-style mansion with a mansard roof. Resthaven stood at 512 Washington Street, between Tremlett Street and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2035 Illustration of the Columbia Road Automobile Station from 1910 Blue Book of Dorchester.  Located at 610 Columbia Road, Fred Edwards, proprietor. Telephone 693-3 Dorchester. The building was apparently demolished sometime after 1918.  The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2034 Postcard. Caption on front: You are invited to attend my 5th birthday party, December 10, 1908 … Mattapan Baptist Church.  Postally unused With view of Mattapan Baptist Church supposedly on Blue Hill Avenue … Continue reading →