Monthly Archives: October 2014

Dorchester Illustration no. 2168 Dorchester High School for Boys strike Dorchester Illustration no. 2168   Today it is hard to imagine that there were rules for clothing worn to school in former years.  The illustration is a press photo that … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2167 Ashmont Station In the late 1890s a new Ashmont train station was built on the west side of the train tracks on the land where the land is today. Earlier, the station was on the north … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2166   Postcard sent from the front in World War I, postmarked Aug. 7, 1918 to Miss Laurette Moulton, 1683 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA.   How are all you at home.  Suppose by the time you … Continue reading →

As the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Beatles in the US comes to a close, re-live a little personal history at DHS.   Delvyn Case, professor of music at Wheaton College, will present a musical introduction the brilliant … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2165   Postcard with a view eastward along Ashmont Street from the intersection of Ashmont, Ocean and Burt Streets.  About 1910.   The house at the far right is 121 Ashmont Street, then 123, 131, 139, 145. … Continue reading →