1893Our Lady of Good Voyage Church was dedicated.People and Communities, Portuguese History, Religion

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, c. 1920s. Herman Spooner, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 01858

Hover over image to zoom

The church was dedicated in July of 1893. Unfortunately, it burned to the ground only 21 years later in 1914.

Parsons, Kitty. The Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage. Sawyer Free Library, Booklets & Pamphlets Collection.

Other Events

1892
History of the Town and City of Gloucester, by James R. Pringle, was published.
1892-1893
Stephen Parrish and his son, Maxfield, shared a seaside studio in Annisquam for two summers.
1893
Baedecker Guide, a tourism guidebook, called Gloucester “a great resort of artists.”
1893
Boston School painter Ellen Day Hale, and painter, muralist, and etcher Gabrielle de Veaux Clements built "The Thickets," their summer home.

83categories 1676total entries 400+years 2960searches

1600165017001750180018501900195020002050