William Shirley

William Shirley

William Shirley (1694-1771) was born in London where he studied to be a lawyer. He moved his family to Massachusetts in 1731 to practice as…

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Alvah Kittredge

Alvah Kittredge

Deacon of First Parish Church; Greek revival mansion in Highland Park

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The Incredible Shrinking Neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts

The Incredible Shrinking Neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts

  From 1630 to 1851 the Town of Roxbury encompassed the territory south, east and west from the nape of Boston Proper’s neck at Washington…

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Database & Resource Guide

Database & Resource Guide

Tessil Collins of RCHT and Ken Granderson of Inner City Software have assembled an on-line database of source information about Roxbury, Massachusetts and its history….

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