Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2048 Dorchester at the Museum

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2048 Dorchester Descendants Celebration 2013 Friday, June 21, 5-7 pm Reception at The Commonwealth Museum, Columbia Point. Saturday, June 22 10 - 11 am       at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Midwifery by Patti... Read More

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2047 St. William Church

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2047 Postcard. Caption on front: St. William's Church, Dorchester, Mass. 7321. Postally unused. St. William's became a Parish set off from St. Peter's in 1909, consisting of territory south of St. Margaret's nearly to Glover's Corner, and including... Read More

Dorchester Illustration of thd Day no. 2046 V. Locantro Fruits

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2046 Newly-acquired matchbook cover from V. Locantro--Fruits & Vegetables.  445 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass.  The store was located at the corner of Columbia Road and Glendale Street. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is... Read More

June 21-22, 2013 Dorchester Descendants Celebration

Dorchester Descendants 2013 Friday, June 21, 5-7 pm Reception at The Commonwealth Museum, Columbia Point. Hors d'oeuvres and soft beverages Saturday, June 22 10 - 11 am       at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Talk about midwifery by Patti Violette, Executive Director of the Shirley-Eustis House. Participants experience how one learned the skills and abilities required to become a midwife (by    identifying medicinal plants and preparing simple... Read More

June 21 5-7 pm Reception at Commonwealth Museum

Reception at The Commonwealth Museum on Columbia Point - view an exhibit on the history of Massachusets and see our founding documents -- Now's the chance to see this museum in our backyard.

April 9, 2013 A Tale of Two Schools: Boston College and Boston College High School

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 7 pm A Tale of Two Schools: Boston College and Boston College High School at 150.   A talk by James O'Toole, Professor and Clough Millenium Chair in History at Boston College and author of The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America. Prof. O' Toole reviews the history of Boston College and Boston College High School on the 150th anniversary of their founding.