history

Ever wonder why our football team is called the Patriots? Or why the Red Sox are named after their socks? Children root, root, root into the history of New England home teams, explore how they were formed, and discover how teams choose a mascot. Participants invent their own team complete with a name, colors, and a mascot and make a team pennant. For ages 3 and up.

When: August 15 at 2pm

Where: 690 Adams St. Dorchester, MA 02122

To mark the birthday of Edward Everett, Dorchester Historical Society has arranged for an exclusive guided tour for its members and has secured a group rate of $8 (regular admission is $14). Meet at the Institute where a special check-in area for DHS will be set up on the day of the program. You must arrive on time to participate in the guided tour.

Where: Emk Institute, 210 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125

When: Sun April 17, 1pm

To purchase tickets: please visit http://www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org/

Rediscover the lost works of Dorchester resident “Oliver Optic,” a.k.a. William T. Adams. In this hour-long talk, author Peter Walther will discuss Adams, a dearly beloved writer of popular juvenile during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the author of 126 books and over 1,000 stories. 

A practicing musician, Peter Walther is a member of the prestigious American Antiquarian Society and belongs to both the Elgar and the Donizetti Societies in England. He is also a reviewer for the North American Jules Verne Society.

This event is co-hosted by the Dorchester Historical Society.

When: Saturday, April 2 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Where: Fields Corner Branch, 1520 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester 02122

Dorchester Historical Society presents local historian Alex Goldfeld, who will talk about Colonial Dorchester & Boston exploring what is known about Sebastian Kane, Dorchester's first Black  landowner and other people African decent in a predominantly white colony. Alex Goldfeld will also use his original research on Boston's "New Guinea" neighborhood to explore black life over three centuries ago.

When: Sunday, Feb 21, 2pm

Where: Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston St., Dorchester, MA  02125 

This program is free and open to the public.

Michael P. Dyer is a Senior Maritime Historian of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

In this talk, he explores how the islands of the Atlantic figured prominently in the American maritime industries, with a particular focus on the last days of the industry when Cape Verdean and Azorean mariners assumed a much more significant profile in the ownership and management of New Bedford whalers. Their stories are synonymous with the last days of the industry.

A Q&A session will follow the talk.

When: Thursday, December 17, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library
500 Columbia Road