Monthly Archives: March 2013

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1982 Although I am not sure where on Bowdoin Street the Samuel Topliff was located, we presume that it was near where Topliff Street is located.  If that is the case, the building at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1981 Crehore House on River Street, approximately where the supermarket parking lot is today just near the beginning of River Street. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1980   Nineteenth-century view from belfry of First Parish Church looking east.  The Old Mather School is in the foreground, then a gas-holder owned by the Dorchester Gas Light Company, and in the distance … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1979 Fanciful drawing of Captain Roger Clap, possibly with historically accurate uniform.  Scan from The Pilgrim Shore by Edmund H. Garrett. Boston: Little, Brown, 1900. The following is excerpted from the family genealogy. Roger … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1978 Dorchester Pottery strawberry plate signed on the back by Charlie Hill. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1977 My favorite winter scene. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail list. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1976 Scan of photograph of F.W.G. May House Adams Street in scrapbook owned by Dorch. Hist. Soc. entitled Old Dorchester 1888.  The house still stands at 69 Adams Street crowded by later house.  Most … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1975 Photograph of trolley car: Field’s Corner via Hampden & Washington Sts.  Sign on front of car: Field’s Corner 1878. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1974 The Dorchester Atheneum was a private subscription library organized in 1856 and located at the corner of East Cottage Pleasant and Pond Streets. In March, 1856, several gentlemen in the north part of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1973 And here is another Barden Cream jar or bottle. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →