Monthly Archives: May 2017

Dorchester Illustration 2302 Dorchester House Tour

Dorchester Illustration no. 2302               Dorchester House Tour Dorchester Historical Society Continues Neighborhood House Tour Sunday, June 11, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Featuring Homes in the Ashmont/Carruth Neighborhood and the Parish of … Continue reading

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What we are cataloging now at the Dorchester Historical Society

What we are cataloging now at the Dorchester Historical Society At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2301 Boston State Hospital

Dorchester Illustration no. 2301                       Boston State Hospital There are neighborhoods that cross the Dorchester town line including Lower Mills and Mattapan.  Lower Mills can mean Dorchester or Milton.  Similarly Mattapan is a name that has been applied in the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2300 Industrial School for Girls

Dorchester Illustration no. 2300                       Industrial School for Girls On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, students of the Graduate Program in Public History at UMass Boston presented their research on the Industrial School for Girls and the girls and women involved … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2299 German Sweet Chocolate

Dorchester Illustration no. 2299                       German Sweet Chocolate In 1852 Sam German developed a dark sweet baking chocolate for the Baker Chocolate Company.  One hundred five years later Mrs. George Clay of Dallas, Texas, submitted her recipe for German’s Chocolate … Continue reading

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Annual Meeting and Program May 21, 2017

    Annual Meeting and Program Sunday, May 21, 2017, 2 pm, at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Annual reports and elections. Exhibit Opening: Frederick Frizell, Lower Mills Photographer from 1900 to 1930s. (photo above by Frizell) Program: … Continue reading

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