Estate of John Francis Donohoe
July 31, 2019 On the above date, I am the living Patriarch of the John Francis Donohoe Family who came from Galway, Ireland in the early 1800’s, became an American Citizen raised his family and…
Category: Growing Up
THE FIRE
8-8-2016 This story is about a crazy idea by kids to play and ended up in a major fire. One summer morning in 1946, my friends and I decided to play soldier. There was a…
First School Called Dorchester
By Elizabeth Lawler {nee Donohoe}; Circa 1980’s Butler School built in 1790 of wood twelve feet wide, 14 feet deep, one-story high. No plaster or clapboards. It had four small glass windows with wooden shutters….
FAMILY MILITARY SERVICE
JANUARY 1, 2019 This story addresses the military service of the Hannigan Family that started with a son of an Irish Immigrant in the 1860’s. JOHN JOSEPH HANNIGAN, SENIOR My Grandfather John Joseph Hannigan Senior…
MY HOMETOWN
8-17-2016 This story is about a few boys playing a prank on a Friday night. I grew up in a small town on the south side of Boston. The town had a square which was…
MY CHILDHOOD
8-24-2016 Good Friday April 19th 1935, I was born at 5:20 p.m. to John Joseph Hannigan, Junior and Catherine Rita nee Donahue. They lived at 17 Buckingham Street, Readville, Massachusetts. My father was a blue…
PRISONERS OF WAR [POW]
27 June 2016 As a young boy age ten in my hometown of Readville, Massachusetts, I would be up at the railroad siding whenever a Prisoner of War Train from the Boston Army Base, Boston,…
THE REFEREE
4-12-2016 My father was a fighter and boxed after high school until he was married in 1934. He fought some of his matches at the YMCA and others in Golden Glove matches. He always listened…