Monthly Archives: April 2022

Dorchester Illustration 2563 Yacht Building

Posted on April 24, 2022 by earltaylor

Photograph of a building labeled Prontera’s Wharf, offering yacht trips and deep sea fishing.  The notation on the back says this is the location of the Port Norfolk Yacht Club in the 1930s. Do you have any knowledge of this … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2562 Elida Rumsey Fowle

Posted on April 17, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2562 Elida Rumsey Fowle Elida Rumsey Fowle [from a clipping from some unknown, undated publication, from the 2nd half of the 19th century] Of all the women who devoted themselves to the soldiers in our late war [Civil … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2561 Andrew Oliver

Posted on April 10, 2022 by earltaylor

Andrew Oliver appears at the right in this copy of a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.  Oliver was Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts leading up to the Revolution and was a loyalist.  His country house was located … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2560 Dorchester Woman’s Club

Posted on April 3, 2022 by earltaylor

The Dorchester Woman’s Club, which was incorporated in 1896, promoted moral, social and intellectual culture in the community.  The group began in 1892 at the home of Mrs. Clara May Ripley, and by its third meeting, was so popular that … Continue reading →

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