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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1801  You may have seen the message that the Dorchester Historical Society’s book Dorchester’s Collections: Illustrating a Community, 1630-1930, published for 2011’s Dorchester Descendants Celebration has won First Place in the New England Museum … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1800   The Gilbert Stuart School at 27 Richmond Street stood where the Lower Mills branch of the Boston Public Library is located today.  The school building was constructed in 1896 and closed in … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1799   Illustration of the birthplace house of Edward Everett at the corner of Columbia Road and Boston Street.  Published in Appleton’s Journal, May 31, 1873. You may need to zoom in to see … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1798   Today we have a stereoview of a scene at Savin Hill – note that the picture itself says “Savern Hill.”  Stereoview cards were placed in a holder with lenses, so that when … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1797   It seems that the blurring of the boundary lines between Dorchester and the rest of Boston began as early as the 19th century.  Today we have a photograph of Miss Ryan at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1796   Another photo from Bob Rugo possibly shows the Henry Crane stable that stood at 1167 Washington Street prior to 1890 in the same spot as the building we saw in yesterday’s illustration.  … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1795   Yesterday we saw a bit of Lower Mills from a bird’s-eye view.  There was a building about where the Spukie’s pizza store is located today.  Today’s illustration is a photo from Bob … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1794 Today we have a detail from the 1890 bird’s-eye view of Lower Mills.  Although the print shows mostly the Dorchester side of the river, the title is: Milton Lower Mills, Massachusetts. Boston: O.H. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1793   Today’s illustration is an early 19th-century certificate for good behavior for Miss Mary E. Tolman from her school teacher. This is probably Mary Elizabeth Tolman born April 10, 1809, to Robert P. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1791   Today we have another Dorchester photo published in 1895 in Picturesque Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Dorchester and Vicinity. The main features of the photo are the Soldiers Monument, First Church and … Continue reading →