Monthly Archives: October 2015

Dorchester and the American Pipe Organ: Restoring E.M. Skinner’s Opus 708 for All Saints, Ashmont Sunday, November 8, 2015, 2 p.m. A talk by Skinner organ expert Jonathan Ambrosino and a demonstration of the organ by All Saints’ Organist Andrew … Continue reading →

  Dorchester Illustration no. 2218 St. Matthew’s Church In 1888 Father Fitzpatrick of St. Gregory’s bought a lot of land at the corner of Norfolk and Darlington Streets, and two years later opened a temporary church on the site at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2217 Upham’s Corner Today we have a view of Upham’s Corner showing Winthrop Hall on the left.  The Dorchester Savings Bank building replaced Winthrop Hall. _____ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. If you receive this e-mail … Continue reading →

A Pleasant Home for the Neglected: The Archaeology of Dorchester’s Industrial School for Girls. October 18, 2015, 2 pm, at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street City Archaeologist, Joe Bagley, shares early results from his team’s archaeological survey behind … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2216 Andrew Oliver Andrew Oliver appears at the right in this copy of a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.  Oliver was Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts leading up to the Revolution and was a … Continue reading →