Dorchester Day Origins The Dorchester Historical Society inaugurated Dorchester Day in the year 1904 to observe the 274th anniversary of the settlement of Dorchester. Over 200 citizens of Dorchester gathered in a tent on Savin Hill to celebrate the occasion with a...
Lincoln’s Visit to Dorchester No. 23264 Map showing Lincoln’s visit to the area In 1848 Abraham Lincoln came to the northeast to campaign for the candidacy of Zachary Taylor for the office of President of the United States. Taylor’s nomination was...
No. 21902 Cannons for the War of 1812 at the Dorchester Historical Society The Dorchester Historical Society has acquired 2 brass cannons that were made for the New England Guards in 1814. The Guards used them in their encampments, including on Savin Hill,...
Bartlett Family from Savin Hill Memories From: “Name: Darlene Alberta Johnson” April, 2006 I have been researching my mother’s Savin Hill family for 28 years-filling many notebooks. My mother (13) & her sister(6) left Savin Hill as orphans in...
Town Government by Selectmen: Animal Control, Rences, Land Grants, Education and More You may have seen the book Boston Firsts written by Lynda Morgenroth. She mentions a Boston first that occurred in Dorchester—the manufacture of chocolate by John Hannon in...
