Monthly Archives: October 2020

Dorchester Illustration no. 2480 Sampler made by Louisa Maria Blake

Posted on October 25, 2020 by earltaylor

Apologies for the quality of the full image due to the glass over the sampler.  The smaller detail avoided some of the glare. Illustration: sampler made by ten-year old Louis Maria Blake in 1812. It is not the lustre of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2479 Henry W. Hunt

Posted on October 18, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2479    Henry W. Hunt Henry Warren Hunt (1841- 1915?) Hunt had a real estate office on Neponset Avenue not far from Neponset Circle. The following is from American Series of Popular Biographies. Massachusetts Edition. Boston: Graves & … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2478 All Saints Parish

Posted on October 11, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2478    All Saints Parish All Saints’ Episcopal Church began in 1867 as a mission of St. Mary’s Church, and in 1874 it became a separate parish in Dorchester Lower Mills.. In 1882 Colonel Oliver Peabody and his … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2477 Hotel at Lower Mills

Posted on October 4, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2477    Hotel at Lower Mills Hotel at Lower Mills Minot Thayer owned a hotel that later became known as Young’s Hotel and also known at some time as the Hotel Milton located on the west side of … Continue reading →

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