Monthly Archives: June 2015

Dorchester Illustration no. 2198 St. Gregory’s School appeared in American Architect and Building News, March 20, 1918. Francis X. Dolan became the pastor of St. Gregory’s in 1914. He undertook the construction of a grammar school which opened in 1915. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2197 Irving Colpack Caption on verso: Dorchester Yout Wins Newsboys Harvard Scholarship.  Irving Colpack a newsboy of the Dorchester District of Boston was the winner of this year’s scholarship to Harvard University.  The scholarship was founded in … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2196 St. Matthew’s Church appeared in American Architect and Building News, March 20, 1918. In 1888 Father Fitzpatrick of St. Gregory’s bought a lot of land at the corner of Norfolk and Darlington Streets, and two years … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2195 Today we have a view of the gates of Cedar Grove Cemetery in 1885. The following is from the Cemetery’s website: http://cgcem.org/ CEDAR GROVE CEMETERY was organized three years after the end of the Civil War … Continue reading →