Monthly Archives: November 2022

Dorchester Illustration 2594 McCreight Home Sanatarium

Dorchester Illustration 2594 McCreight Home Sanatarium In 1887, Mary B. McCreight immigrated to the United States from Ireland.  By 1902, she was renting 58 Bowdoin Avenue and running a hospital.  In 1908, she purchased the property.  Two years later, she … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2593 Treasures Along the Neponset River Trail

Dorchester Illustration 2593 Treasures Along the Neponset River Trail Treasures Along the Neponset River Trail contributed by Carole Mooney Birds and animals including eagles, hawks, heron, ducks, geese, crows, turkeys, deer and rabbits attract the attention of visitors to the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2592 Historic Grave Markers Restored

Dorchester Illustration 2592 Historic Grave Markers Restored Historic Grave Markers Restored The darkened angel in this photograph is now gleaming white as she reaches toward the Neponset River near the Southeast corner of Cedar Grove Cemetery {CGC}. Moss, mold and … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2591 Arch for Jay’s Treaty

Dorchester Illustration 2591 Arch for Jay’s Treaty Today’s illustration is a drawing of the arch erected at Lower Mills in 1798. The late Rev. Daniel Dunn was pastor of Saint Margaret’s Church and a past president of the Dorchester Historical … Continue reading

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