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...ptismal records for each of the Archdiocese's parishes and best of all its FREE to use! https://www.catholicheritagearchive.com/     New Digital Resources Available! CHRC joined with FindMyPast to make historical parish baptismal and marriage records available to the public. Pre-1919 records are on-line and can be searched and downloaded. Also

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Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...e cartoon, Uncle Sam can be seen grabbing a gun above a plaque that reads "free for all; no sectarianism,” implying that the only way to protect the schools, and by extension America, is to eliminate the Catholic Church. The second cartoon takes much of its inspiration from Hamlet as

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Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools

...ghout the city as the main building could not hold all of its students. To better accommodate the high enrollment, the Archdiocese started to open more Catholic High schools, adding Northeast Catholic in 1926 and West Catholic for girls in 1927.[11] The school system would continue to expand throughout the

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