Monthly Archives: September 2018

Dorchester Illustration 2372 Calf Pasture Pumping Station

Dorchester Illustration no. 2372        Calf Pasture Pumping Station The Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point will have a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday, October 9th, at 6 pm.  It is on the agenda after the Citgo … Continue reading

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October 14, 2018 2 pm Dorchester Hist Soc program Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement

October 14, 2018    2 pm at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement.   Barbara Berenson has written about the active role that Massachusetts women played in the national struggle for women’s rights.  Before … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2371 Walter W. Jollimore

Dorchester Illustration no. 2371        Walter W. Jollimore At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of World … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2370 St. Mary’s Infant Asylum

Dorchester Illustration no. 2370        St. Mary’s Infant Asylum The City of Boston’s tax assessing records show that the owner of the former St. Margaret’s Hospital property, now S. Mary’s Center for Women and Children, is St. Mary’s Infant Asylum. St. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2369 William Edward Doucette

Dorchester Illustration no. 2369        William Edward Doucette At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illusration 2368 Stearns Lumber

Dorchester Illustration no. 2368        Stearns Lumber Stearns Lumber Company 75th anniversary medal The Stearns Lumber Company, which eventually covered forty acres, was opened by A. T. Stearns in 1849 at Port Norfolk where wood could arrived by ship or by … Continue reading

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