"Dorchester: Immigration History Hub" Neighborhood Walking Tour

The 1747 Shirley-Eusits House, preserved at Shirley Place in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is a relic of British rule in colonial North America, and one of only four colonial governors' mansions remaining in the United States. The Shirley-Eustis House Association preserves the site in order to explore the early history of our nation and the community of Roxbury. More information about guided tours, events and programs can be found on our website: www.shirleyeustishouse.org.

Shirley-Eustis House

Join us as we cover nearly 400 years of Dorchester immigration history in a 90 minute, 1.5 mile walking tour!

Dorchester North Burying Ground

Sales have ended for this tour, but you can still register for our next tour on August 19!

Immigration and diversity have been a driving force throughout Boston’s history - and nowhere more so than in Dorchester. I﻿n 1633 the first English immigrants arrived in Dorchester. Today, the geographically largest neighborhood in Boston is also one of the city&#x27;s most diverse - with a tapestry of cultures including Vietnamese, Cape Verdean, Dominican, and African-American people. This walking tour explores the Upham&#x27;s Corner and Jones Hill neighborhoods of North Dorchester through the eyes of its changing immigrant populations. Did you know Dorchester was home to a Protestant-turned-Catholic progressive political cartoonist? Later, early Civil Rights activist and newspaper editor William Monroe Trotter took up residence here. And in the 1970s, the neighborhood became a haven for Vietnamese and Cape Verdean immigrants, who have expanded the area&#x27;s culinary scene in the decades since.T﻿his 1.5 mile, mostly flat walking tour will begin and end at the gates of Dorchester North Burial Ground (585 Columbia Rd). The tour will last 90 minutes. Please wear comfortable footwear and bring water. Pre-registration is required. Tickets are $17 for the general public and free for Shirley-Eustis House members. Discounted tickets available on request for EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare recipients. If you have a voucher for free tour admission, please email us at programs@shirleyeustishouse.org.T﻿he closest MBTA connections are the red line stop at JFK/UMass or the 8, 16, 17, or 41 bus lines.Questions? Email programs@shirleyeustishouse.org or call (617)-442-2275.

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