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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1740 In the 18th and 19th centuries, young women displayed their talents in needlework by creating samplers, often depicting scenes from the Bible or mythology.  Hannah Dolbeare’s sampler shows Adam and Eve. ______ The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1739 Maria S. Judge is writing a book about Jake Hanna. Jake Hanna was a swingin’ jazz drummer who played and recorded extensively from the early 1950s through 2009 and was as well known … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1738   In the past few days we have seen a couple of then-and-now sets of photos, and it was interesting to compare the exterior appearance of buildings in earlier times with the appearance … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1737   An advertisement for rhe newly-built Ridgehaven Inn appeared in the Blue Book of Dorchester for 1913.  The 1910 atlas shows the lot at 143 Tonawanda Street as vacant, so the house was … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1736   Photograph published in Services of Dedicaton & Commemoration, Pilgrim Church … October … 1903. This building was later called the Romsey Congregational Church.  The lower photograph is from 2003, showing the building … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1735   It looks as if the Dorchester Day Parade was marching from northern Dorchester to Lower Mills in 1967.  St. Ann’s of Neponset leads the parade through Fields Corner, celebrating the 337 anniversary … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1734   The following article was discovered by Andrew Saxe. House of Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald Passing from Boston Scene Boston Globe, April 26, 1939 “Can’t keep it empty,” Says John F. of Place Where Kennedy … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1733 Thinking of spring. Postcard. Caption on front: Rose Arbor, Rose Garden, Franklin Park, Dorchester, Massachusetts  1082.  Postally unused.  On verso: American Art Post Card Co., Boston, Mass. ca. 1920s ______ The Dorchester Illustration … Continue reading →

The Architecture of the Railroad Suburb by Andrew Saxe The arrival of the Old Colony line in 1845 transformed Dorchester from a town of farms and estates into a trove of intriguing Victorian residential architecture.  Boston’s best architects all executed … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1732   Advertisement from The Dorchester Book (1899) for J H Record, manufacturer of horse collars etc. ______ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by … Continue reading →