| St. Mary's Catholic Church Dorchester |
St. Mary's Catholic church &
congregation ca1895
Close-up (left). Click the picture for an
even larger version.
Close-up (right). Click the picture for an
even larger version.
| This photo was in a box my sister
discovered when we were pulling together pictures for my
mother's funeral. The photo is about 8 x 10 and
mounted on the cardboard-stock-type mounting boards of
the era. I imagine my McLaughlins are in the photo and this is why it has remained with our family for so many years. Perhaps someone can help identify some of the congregation members shown, or the date & occasion depicted in the photo. In a letter dated May 2, 1895, written to his cousin
William McLaughlin, Patrick McLaughlin wrote: The stained-glass windows show in this photo, so maybe it was a celebration of them. It looks like maybe a bishop (wearing a fez-type hat) near the first window on the long wall. Also, perhaps a priest at the base of the steeple. Around the steeple are some boards on the roof, so maybe a new roof came with the new windows? I'd love to know more. Do you recognize anyone? Patrick McLaughlin was my ggg grandfather. William McLaughlin was married to Margaret Danaher. |
- source: original photo from the contributors
personal collection
- contributed by Kathy Maurer
(Kathy's email address can be accessed on the surname registry under
McLaughlin)
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Catholic Church, Dorchester
photo-postcard postmarked 1911
-contributed by Errin Wilker