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St. John School Participates in Dorchester Heights Community History Day

St. John School was invited to attend Dorchester Heights Community History Day at Dorchester Heights in South Boston last Friday, May 4. There were costumed re-enactors (Henry Knox, Deborah Samson, Sam Adams, Phillis Wheatley, Joseph Rotch, Mrs. Rotch and an 1812 Marine), as well as sailors from the USS Constitution who taught the students basic swordsmanship Read More…
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St. John School Learns About Evacuation Day from South Boston Historical Society

St. John School students received a lesson in local history last Friday, March 14 after the South Boston Historical Society stopped by the school to reenact the events of Evacuation Day. Led by Suffolk University’s History Chair, Professor Bob Allison, the troupe of re-enactors were all dressed in period clothing, and included a fife and a drummer, which Read More…