Dorchester Historical Society

Saturday, May 10                              1 pm- 2:30 pm

Sweet  History Stroll along the Neponset River

Meet at the public parking lot in Milton Lower Mills, beside the Milton Yacht Club at 36 Wharf Street in Milton.

Parking is limited at the parking lot next to the Yacht Club, but there is street parking on Adams Street. Public transportation is encouraged via the Milton Station of the MBTA Mattapan High Speed Line.

For more info, visit http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/neponset.htm

What do chocolate and the Neponset River have in common? Join a DCR Park Ranger and Dorchester Historical Society volunteers on a scenic stroll in Milton and Dorchester Lower Mills to find out. We’ll explore the former Baker Chocolate Factory site and learn about the sweet history of Lower Mills as part of Historic Preservation Month in Massachusetts. We’ll end our tour at the Baker Chocolate Artist Lofts (Administration Building) and learn about the DCR’s Historic Curatorship program. For ages 10 and up.

The route is less than one mile.

Dorchester Illustration no. 2143 Lifeguards at Malibu Beach

Lifeguards George MacMasters and Karen Hartley raking Malibu Beach 7-29-1988.  They said it was the worst ever – they found trash, dead rats, fish, pigeons, eels, etc.  Photograph Arthur Pollock.

 The following currently appears on the Boston Harborwalk website:

Malibu and Savin Hill Beaches are great sandy spots for summer sunbathing. Substantial upgrades include a new ADA-compliant promenade along the beach, providing superb views of the Harbor and access to a wide section of the waterfront. A new playground, new sand, new lighting and additional landscaping add to the atmosphere at these beaches. Malibu Beach offers protected swimming and a bathhouse. Savin Hill Beach has a tot lot, baseball fields and a protected swimming area. Both beaches are owned and operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Both beaches also provide a close-up view of the Keyspan Gas Tank, one of Dorchester waterfront’s most recognizable landmarks. The tank, decorated with giant rainbow-colored stripes, is the world’s largest copyrighted artwork.

Nearby is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Dorchester across Morrissey Boulevard. The memorial consists of two stone arch structures; inscribed are the names of the fallen Vietnam Veterans from Dorchester. A path leads to the memorial and there is extensive landscaping with decorative flowers and bushes.

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If you value receiving the illustration, please express your appreciation by making a donation to the Dorchester Historical Society, either by regular mail at 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125, or through the website at www.DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org

Dorchester Illustration no. 2142 River Street Fire Station

Realphoto postcard.  Caption on front: Ladder #6, Dorchester, Mass. Postally unused. On verso Pub. by Herbert E. Glasier & Co., Boston, Mass.  Early 20th century.

The building was built before 1874 and still showed up on the Lower Mills plate in the 1933 atlas.  Does anyone know when it was taken down?

Ladder no. 6 is now in Peabody Square at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Ashmont Street.

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If you value receiving the illustration, please express your appreciation by making a donation to the Dorchester Historical Society, either by regular mail at 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125, or through the website at www.DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org

April 27, 2014.  2 pm  Dorchester Historical Society public program.

Wheaton College professor Delvyn Case will explore the music of three of Ameri­ca’s homegrown composers – Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin – and how they forged a uniquely American style of classical mu­sic that incorporated the folk and popular music they heard across the country. Case is a composer, conductor, scholar, performer and educator who has taught at many area colleges and universities.

Donations welcome.

Dorchester Illustration no. 2141

Postcard. Caption on front: Neponset Ave. showing Walter N. Bakers Pharmacy, Neponset, Mass. Postmarked Dorchester Center. Caption on verso: Published by A. Kagan, Boston, Mss. Printed in Germany.

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2140

Neil’s Conservatory, 451 Washington Street corner Park Street, 1934 – photograph by John J Sheehan.  Notice that the greenhouse is partly below grade and that it extends quite far back along Kenberma Road on the right.

This location is now occupied by Grace Church of all Nations.

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Mary Varden will run the Boston Marathon to help in raising money for the Dorchester Historical Society and the Roger Clap School.

The next event is the wine tasting at the Boston Winery on April 4th

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/marathon-wine-tasting-and-winery-tour-fund-raiser-tickets-10931794291

It’s only a MONTH away….yes the running of the Boston Marathon will be here 4/20 and I will be hitting the course to raise some funds for some great Dorchester non-profits…..  I am hoping you can support me by cheering me on on Marathon Monday but if you can be there physically I am hoping you can then support me financially

I will be raising funds for the Dorchester Historical Society and the Roger Clap Innovation School ( a Boston public elementary school).  These two small but meaning organizations need your help…  and you can do that in 2 different ways.  The first is I am hosting a wine tour and tasting at the Boston Winery here in Dorchester.  A 10,000 sq ft facility thats will provide you great insight to the wine making process. It is located just alongside the Venezia Restaurant in Port Norfolk by Neponset Circle. The cocktail reception which will include a selection of cheese and fruits is a great way to explore wine but most importantly wine from Dorchester.  You have to taste it!!

It is strongly recommended you purchase your tickets in advance through the Eventbrite webpage below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marathon-wine-tasting-and-winery-tour-fund-raiser-tickets-10931794291

There is plenty of free parking.

If you are unable to attend the event and are interested in supporting these causes, you can contribute via my secure crowdrise page.  You may also send me a check made payable to Dorchester Historical Society(DHS) and I will work with them share half funds to the Roger Clap Innovation School.  To contribute electronically you can visit thru link below.

http://www.crowdrise.com/dhs-rcis/fundraiser/desmondrohan

checks can be sent to 8 Howell Street #3 Dorchester, MA  02125 ( again payable to DHS)

Look forward to seeing you on the 4th and please email me with any questions or comments.

Desmond
617-388-5322
bc92@comcast.net

Dorchester Illustration no. 2139

Photograph of a butter dish made by the Gleason Pewter & Silver-Plating company that was located on Washington Street, north of Park Street in 1830s to 1871.

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If you value receiving the illustration, please express your appreciation by making a donation to the Dorchester Historical Society, either by regular mail at 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125, or through the website at www.DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org

No Irish Need Apply:

A History of the Irish in Boston

Sunday, March 23, 2014, 2 p.m.

at the William Clapp House

 Christopher Daley will present a 90-minute slide lecture exploring the Irish experience in Boston, from the mid-17th century to the ar­rival of the Scot-Irish and pre-famine Irish Cath­olics. Daley will also talk about the increase in anti-Irish/Catholic sentiment in the mid-1800s, as well as the massive wave of immigration into Boston after the potato famine. The discussion will also include the rise of the Irish in Boston politics by such political leaders as Patrick Col­lins, Hugh O’Brien, Martin Lomasney, Patrick J. Kennedy, John “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and, of course, James Michael Curley.

Dorchester Historical Society

195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125