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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1996 Postcard. Caption on front: For Cold Propositions Mattapan Has Em All Beat.  Postmarked Mattapan, April 6, 1913. With one-cent stamp.  On verso: Anglo Kid Series. With logo of American Art Co. ____ The … Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 7 pm A Tale of Two Schools: Boston College and Boston College High School at 150.   A talk by James O’Toole, Professor and Clough Millenium Chair in History at Boston College and author of The Faithful: … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1995 Today’s illustration shows Dorchester House in 1942. Dorchester House offers a wide variety of health and social service programs including day-care, after-school care, senior services, a Health Center and recreational activities. Dorchester House … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1994 The firm of J. H. & G. L. Burt was sometimes known just as J. H. Burt & Co.   Their headquarters was located on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan. John Holland Burt was … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1993 Postcard. Caption on front: The Robinson School, Dorchester, Mass.  Photo by J.V. Hartman.  Postally unused. On verso: Pub. by J.V. Hartman & Co., Boston, Mass. Series 64. This building, named the Benjamin Cushing … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1992 Does anyone know where the Jessup carriage shop was located? ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1991 Several people emailed to inquire about St. Paul’s Church.  It seems to have begun as a mission of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church with the building we saw yesterday on Woodward Park Street.  … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1990 Scan of a photograph published in Annual Reunion of St. Peter’s Parish, Dorchester. 1907.  This first building of St. Paul’s Church was located on Woodward Park Street.  Later a stone church was built … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1989 In looking at some of the vintage toys at the Dorchester Historical Society, we came across the little red schoolhouse.  It turns out that the schoolhouse was a political statement and not a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1988 Record sleeve.  Record sleeve for 45 rpm vinyl disc.  Title: No Surfin in Dorchester Bay. The Gremies. From the entries on the internet, this seems more popular than ever.  Can someone date this … Continue reading →