Research guide for parish histories
...ther information on the practice of the faith within the parish. The financial report includes information such as income from weekly and special collections, total yearly expenditures for parish management, mortgages on church buildings and other financial information. In 1953, the spiritual and financial reports were divided and filed separately.
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...rs an opportunity to rest and recover from their wounds. The hospital, initially called West Philadelphia Hospital, was renamed Satterlee Military Hospital in honor of Richard Smith Satterlee, a distinguished army surgeon. The surgeon in charge was Dr. Isaac Hayes, an Artic explorer before he joined the army. The hastily
Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One
...Picture - Tomorrow's History." The Catholic Standard and Times [Philadelphia] 5 Feb. 2004: 3, 29. Valverde, Maria F. Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes. Rochester: Image Permanence Institute, 2004. Young girl with The Catholic Standard and Times, 1958 Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March
Black Catholic periodicals
...nd Hart. Though it lasted less than a year, The Journal spoke to Philadelphia’s growing number of Black Catholics. It appears that PAHRC is the only institution that has this publication. PAHRC also has a single issue of The Catholic Herald (February 18, 1905) which was published in Washington D.C.