Historic New England Honors Tide Mill Institute Founder

The Tide Mill Institute is proud to announce that one of its founders will receive the 2019 Prize for Collecting Works on Paper from Historic New England on Wednesday, November 20. The prize honors Earl Taylor for assembling “a significant collection of photographs, books, manuscripts, ephemera, and artifacts related to Dorchester, Massachusetts” according to Historic New England’s announcement. Taylor co-founded the Tide Mill Institute in 2005 along with Bud Warren and John Goff, and he currently serves on its board of directors.

Historic New England is the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the U.S. At its annual Evening of Celebrations program at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass., it recognizes historians, authors and collectors. This year, Taylor will share the Collecting Works on Paper award with Sam Allen and Lance Llewellyn.

Taylor has been a mainstay of the Tide Mill Institute, conducting research and making presentations about the history of tide mills in Boston and nearby towns. But as a long-time Dorchester resident, he is also well known for his work with the Dorchester Historical Society, where he has served as president since 2002. In addition, he maintains DorchesterAtheneum.org, an archive of Dorchester historical information.

The November 20 program is free and open to the public. For more details, visit the Historic New England website, my.historicnewengland.org.