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  • Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1716 Gushee dairy again

    Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1716   The Gushee Dairy question is still getting responses.  Dan Jenkins has lots of info about the family and believes they had a dairy operation on Hillside Street in Milton as well as … Continue reading →

  • Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1715 Jacob Fottler

    Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1715   Jacob Fottler. From: One of a Thousand. A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-89. Compiled under the editorial supervision of John … Continue reading →

  • Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1714 Almond Gushee

    Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1714   Today’s illustration shows Almond S. Gushee. The day before yesterday we saw a milk bottle from the C W Gushee dairy on Fuller Street.  Responses for the request for more information have … Continue reading →

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