Irish Land War
...te to the Land War in Ireland over the centuries old landlordism system. By 1879, about 800 families owned half of the country’s land and acted as landlords, renting small plots of land out to the majority of the population (an estimated five million people). The Franco-Prussian war of 1870
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...holds a copy of a diary kept by a Daughter of Charity at the hospital from 1862 to 1865. References: Smith, Sara Trainer, ed. "Notes on Satterlee Military Hospital...from the journal kept at the hospital by a Sister of Charity." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society 8, no. 4
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...within Chinatown. Robert Halvey, The Catholic Standard and Times, (February 15, 1973), Catholic Historical Research Center Holy Redeemer has continued to grow and thrive, serving as a bedrock in the Chinese community. The church has provided community programming including a free health clinic and English language classes to all members
Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...olics throughout the diocese. This journal that Bishop Kenrick kept between 1830 and 1851 during his time in Philadelphia, as well as translations of many of his letters and of his diary and visitation records, can all be found here at the Historical Research Center. A summary and brief description