Nicholas Clap, 1612-1679 no. 1296 His gravestone has not been found in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground, although the approximated location is known. The following is from The Clapp Memorial. Record of the Clapp Family in America … Ebenezer Clapp,...
Lucy Anne Kirk, 1859-1934 no. 23761 The following paragraph is from the Upham’s Corner trail from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail website Lucy Anne Kirk, a homeopathic physician, was born in Dorchester and decided at an early age that she wanted to be a nurse. After...
I attended Sarah Greenwood Elementary School from 1937 to 1942. I was 4 years old. Let me first talk a little about the school. As I recall, the kindergarten classrooms were located in the basement. The children would gather together and walk in pairs to enjoy...
ROBERT TREAT PAINE’S PHILANTHROPIC HOUSING IN DORCHESTER: BOWDOIN-GENEVA. Robert Treat Paine (1835-1910) is acknowledged as the foremost housing reformer in America between 1875 and 1900. Paine was an advocate for housing reform for the working man, and he became an...
Ayo Edibiri, actor Ayo Edibiri is a Dorchester native. No. 23309 Ayo Edebiri is an actor, writer, and standup who stars in the hit FX series The Bear. She’s made a name for herself in the animation space, voicing roles on Big Mouth and Clone High among others....
