The Sacred Heart Review publishes its first issue 135 years agoThomas Lester
On Dec. 1, 1888 -- 135 years ago -- appeared the first issue of the Sacred Heart Review, a weekly newspaper published by Sacred Heart Parish in Cambridge. The first issue provides insight into the publication's ...
Historic audio and visual media are now available online Thomas Lester, Violet Hurst, and Joy Zanghi
The Archive Department is excited to announce the availability of a free online media library featuring select audio, moving images, and still photographs from its collections. Current moving image content ...
A look inside the work of the archivesThomas Lester, Violet Hurst, and Joy Zanghi
While readers of The Pilot may already be acquainted with the historical columns published by the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of Boston, this month, we'll take a closer look at the archive ...
The 1908 Conference of Catholic Charities Thomas Lester
From Sept. 27-28, 1908, a "Conference of Catholic Charities" was hosted by the Archdiocese of Boston in a year which not only marked its centennial, but also 75 years since the Society of St. Vincent ...
An 1848 Sunday school picnic in South Reading leads to a meleeThomas Lester
At 8 a.m. on July 19, 1848, the children of St. Mary's Sunday School in Boston's North End gathered at Haymarket Square, where they embarked upon the Boston and Maine Railroad accompanied by their ...
The history of Sunset Point Camp Thomas Lester
As summer approaches and the school year ends, we thought it worth looking at the foundations of Sunset Point Camp, operated by Catholic Charities Boston. The earliest iteration of Catholic Charities ...
The fate of lost WWII missionary Father Jim HennessyThomas Lester
In 2016, the Archive Department featured an exhibit and article highlighting the life of Father Jim Hennessy, a Boston priest who gave his life serving as a missionary in the Solomon Islands. Over 80 ...
The appeal for a pastor in Augusta, Maine Thomas Lester
On April 18, 1838, James D. Fisher wrote Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Boston from the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine. He begins: "I have lately heard with deep regret that our Catholic fellow citizens ...
