The Dorchester Descendants Project
Welcome to the Dorchester Descendants website. We hope to share lots of exciting information in the months to come, and to learn about you and your Dorchester connections.
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The Big 350th….
Coming in June 2011 we’re going all-out to celebrate the 350th year of the Blake House–the oldest standing frame house in Boston. Home to many a Dorchester Ancestor, and Descendant too, spectacular jewel of Boston archaeology and history and part of the Dorchester Historical Society.
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What will the next 100 years bring?
Below are two images of the Blake House: one from 1909, and one from 2007. These pictures show the past 100 years of the The Blake House…what will the next 100 years bring?
What would you like to bring to it?
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The Blake House ca. 1909 (postcard image)
This postcard of the Blake House from 1909 shows the house as it looked not long after it was moved and acquired by the Dorchester Historical Society. It’s a grainy image, but interesting to compare to the current image from 2007.
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The Blake House ca. 2007
This photograph of the Blake house from 2007 shows it with a beautiful new coat of wooden shakes (shingles), fresh from its renovation. With the sun shining it looks like a new house–you’d never know it was nearly 350 years old…until you go inside…..
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Early Dorchester Settlers & Citizens
Here are some names of early Dorchester citizens. Is one (or more?) of your family members among them? These are names of people who came to Dorchester from England–and a few from Ireland–between 1630 and 1650.
Here are some names of people who came to Dorchester between 1630 – 1650
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We’d like to hear from you….
Please tell us a bit about yourself. We’d love to hear about your interest in the Dorchester Descendants project. Are you a Dorchester Descendant?
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The Dorchester Descendants Projects works to locate, contact and involve people who count Dorchester Massachusetts as part of their family heritage.