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MyDotTour of Field's Corner, Saturday, June 5th at 10 am and 1 pm

 

 

TheSociety has teamed up with mytown Inc., Historic Boston Incorporated, Field's Corner Main Street, VACA, Dotwell and the Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition to train youth guides to give tours of Field's Corner.

  

The MyDotTour walking tours of Field's Corner took place on Saturday. For pictures, go to this link

 

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ermmwwt/sets/72157624086806877/

 

 

  

New Officers

 

 

Dorchester Historical Society elected officers on May 16, 2010

 

Earl Taylor, President

 

Charles Tevnan, Vice President

 

Robert Severy, Secretary

 

Daniel Cushing, Treasurer

 

 

Directors elected May 16, 2010:

 

 

Robin Allsop

 

Ruth Brown

 

Rosanne Foley

 

Jeff Gonyeau

 

Stephen Hughes

 

Bill Loesch

 

Karen MacNutt

 

Vicki Rugo

 

 

Directors whose terms are continuing:

 

 

Kit Binns

 

Paul Delorey

 

Sean Denniston

 

E. Sydney Hanlon

 

Janice Knight

 

Barbara Langis

 

Richard O'Mara

 

Anne Schmalz

 

Emy Thomas

 

 

 

MyDotTour

 

The Dorchester Historical Society participates in the mytour Collaborative in encouraging teens to prepare walking tours of Field's Corner. Teens are paid for their work and are critiqued by their peers.

 

 

 

http://www.mydorchester.org/node/6080

 

 

The Dorchester Historical Society restored the exterior of the ElderJames Blake House in Richardson Parkat Edward Everett Square.

 

 

 

Blake House Restoration Project:

 

 

http://www.period-homes.com/Previous-Issues-07/NovemberProject07Puritan.html

 

 

The Dorchester Historical Society received awards for the restoration of Boston's oldest house.

 

Blake House Preservation award/ dendro confirmation of 1661 construction: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/MHC/mhcpra/praslideshow08/praslideshow08_3_boston_dorchester.html

 

http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/page.php?id=1507

 

 

The Dorchester Historical Society is the fiscal sponsor and member of the Edward Everett Square committee, supporting efforts to reconfigure the square and install plantings and public art.

 

Edward Everett Square: a description of the location:

 

http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/pdf/Neighborhood%20Around%20Edward%20Everett%20Square%20one%20page.pdf

 

 

A huge bronze replica of the Clap's Favorite Pear was installed in Edward Everett Square as part of the public art.

 

The pear sculpture:

 

http://www.examiner.com/x-2171-Boston-Community-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Picture-of-the-Week-Whats-that-pear-in-Edward-Everett-Square

 

 

The Dorchester Historical Society thanks the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund and Earthworks for support in establishing a pear orchard and other fruiting plants.

 

Earthworks:

 

http://www.dotnews.com/2009/new-fruit-orchard-planned-historic-farm

 

 

The Dorchester Historical Society is the host of the Tide Mill Institute. If you don't know what a tide mill is, check it out.

 

Tide Mill Institute:

 

http://www.tidemillinstitute.org/1.html

 

 

The Dorchester Historical is an active partner in establishing walking tours of Fields Corner in conjunction with several other Dorchester groups along with MyTown.

 

MyTown Youth-led Walking Tour project in Fields Corner:

 

http://www.dotnews.com/2008/mytown-tours-contemplates-fields-corner-next-stop

 

 

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