Research guide for parish histories
...ing foundation and closing dates, parish boundaries, and the location of spiritual records for parishes that have closed, can be found on the Archdiocesan website. The following is a brief discussion of several types of sources available at the Archives. Parish History Collection This collection consists of published parish histories
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...ent of society have played a pivotal role in social work, education and medicine. As we begin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, one example of this service that should be highlighted is the work of the Daughters of Charity (formerly Sisters of Charity)
Catholics in WWII
...In honor of the anniversary, this month’s blog will look at some of the WWII material in the CHRC collections. Majority of our records from WWII come from Cardinal Dougherty’s collection, which contains correspondence with soldiers and chaplains fighting on both fronts. From the start of the war, Cardinal Dougherty
Black Catholic periodicals
...ks to our volunteer Andy Staszkiw for his help with this post. PAHRC’s significant collection of periodicals includes newspapers and journals related to black Catholics. Among these are the earliest newspapers published by and for the black Catholic community. These newspapers also covered issues relating to the African American community