Monthly Archives: June 2012

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1806   Now known as Little House, the Channing Unitarian Church was organized in 1900 and was located on East Cottage Street, near Dorchester Avenue.  Postcard. Caption on front: Channing Church, Dorchester.  Postmarked Uphams … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1805   Today we have a postcard showing St. Margaret’s Church St. Margaret’s R. C. Church, Dorchester, Mass.  Postmarked Dorchester Station Sep 2, 1908 with one-cent stamp.  On verso: The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1804   The Wiswall-Blackman house stands at 29 Adams Street.  Owners at different times were William Wiswall, Lemuel S. Balckman, William D. Swan, Samuel Swan, and Robert T. Swan.  The Boston Landmarks Commission estimates … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1803   I know it’s not really time to think about Thanksgiving, but I saw my friend Bill Bauer this weekend, who offered a memory of Dorchester in the 1930s. Bill’s dad owned a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Descendants Celebrations, 2012 Saturday, June 23rd at 2 pm Illustrated Book talk: Boston Organized Crime by Emily Sweeney Sunday, June 24th Super Dorchester Trolley Tour about 2 ½ hours.  Noon at 195 Boston Street, $35 incl. lunch   Friday, … Continue reading →

Dorchester’s Collections wins award!  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 Association Publications Competition … Continue reading →

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 →