Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC Since the sisters were put into direct contact with the flu when caring for the sick, a number of them would also become infected with the disease. It was recorded that 23 sisters died from the flu. One such case reported in the
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...e worst month with well over a hundred cases a day reported. A significant number of those cases resulted in death. The worst days in the city were August 6, when there were 176 cases and 71 deaths, and August 7, when there were 136 cases and 73 deaths reported.
Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...at detailed how to use the Archives, Find My Past, and were all invited to contact the staff for research help and/or return to the CHRC. The Archdiocesan Educational Fund awarded the CHRC with a grant in the amount of $31,196 for the 2018/2019 academic/fiscal year. The grant, To Touch
The Centennial Fountain
..., the committee still needed more money and so reached out to the CTAU for support.[6] However, many other societies in the CTAU were reluctant to fundraise for the project because they saw it was a purely Philadelphia endeavor.[7] Due to this concern, the entire CTAU had raised barely half