Research guide for parish histories

...images as well as church images that the Archives has in its collection. Researchers can contact CHRC staff for images that they would like to have researched. School records Although CHRC has some administrative materials concerning Archdiocesan schools as well as information regarding the history of some educational institutions, CHRC

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Irish Land War

...ke the Land War, using PAHRC’s online catalog. Users can perform a keyword search for a particular term of interest. The Click & Search function can sometimes be more helpful, since it allows users to browse the subjects and names assigned to these documents.   Reference: Fin. “An Introduction to

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Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital

...hospital in a single month. The following month of August saw the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients consumed more than 800,000 pounds of bread, 16,000 pounds of butter and 334,000 quarts of milk. During the war,

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FAQ

...m the Archives“. Q: How can I access CHRC’s collection from off-site? A: Researchers can search the online catalog for books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, institutions, associations, and parish history materials. More information is continually being added to the catalog. There are some online finding aids that researchers can access. CHRC

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