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Dorchester Illustration 2383 William T. Adams

Posted on December 16, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2383        William T. Adams The following is from: One of a Thousand. A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-89. Compiled under the editorial supervision of John … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2382 Ivers Adams

Posted on December 9, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2382        Ivers Adams Portrait of Ivers Adams from http://arslongaartcards.com/cards/pioneer-portraits-i/ivers-adams/ Ivers Adams lived at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Columbia Road, where there is now a Burger King.  Adams was the first president of the Boston … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2381 Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne

Posted on December 2, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2381        Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne was born September 6, 1855, to William and Elizabeth Chadbourne.  William came to Lynn, Massachusetts, from Lyman, Maine, at the age of eighteen to take a job in the shoe … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2380 Charles B. McDonald

Posted on November 25, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2380        Charles B. McDonald At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2379 Vincent J. Hoye

Posted on November 18, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2379        Vincent J. Hoye Reminder: Program about World War 1 is Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 pm.. If you have photographs of your own World War I veterans who lived in Dorchester, please bring them! We would love … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2378 Nathaniel Royal Perkins

Posted on November 11, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2378        Nathaniel Royal Perkins Note:  a week away Program: Sunday, November 18, 2018 2 pm.  Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street The 26th Yankee Division and Massachusetts in World War 1 Brigadier General Leonid Kondratiuk, Director of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2377 Dorchester’s Second High School

Posted on November 4, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2377        Dorchester’s Second High School Elbridge Smith School, Dorchester’s Second High School The Elbridge Smith school building was located at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Centre Street and served as Dorchester’s second high school.  At the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2376 James A. Cusick

Posted on October 28, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2376        James A. Cusick Robert Cusick has been following our World War I servicemen blog posts and contacted us about his father, Charles, who was a Dorchester resident and veteran of World War I. We are honored … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2375 William Monroe Trotter and Geraldine Pindell Trotter

Posted on October 21, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2375        William Monroe Trotter and Geraldine Pindell Trotter Geraldine L. Pindell purchased the home at 97 Sawuer Avenue on March 31, 1899.  She married William Monroe Trotter later that year.  Along with her husband, she was a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2374 Vose’s Grove

Posted on October 14, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2374        Vose’s Grove Today’s illustration has a postcard of the Grove postmarked 1911. Vose’s Grove was the name for the land along the Neponset River extending to Adams Street, now including streets: Huntoon Street, Branchfield Street, Bearse … Continue reading →

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