Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...ould establish its own network of parishes, schools, and social service institutions as a haven from a hostile Protestant culture. References: Feldberg, Michael. The Philadelphia Riots of 1844: A Study of Ethnic Conflict. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975; O'Toole, James M. The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America. Cambridge,
Friendly and Adopted Sons
...tion and had members from Catholics to Quakers.[2] The group created a constitution, limiting members to those that were “the descendants of Irish parents by either side in the first degree, and the descendants of every member ad indinitum [forever].”[3] Quarterly meetings were held at a rotating number of taverns
Research Request Forms
...aul. We also have records for schools administered by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Please contact CHRC staff for more information. CHRC does not hold the following records: death, burial, funeral, confirmation, and communion. There are two exceptions. CHRC does have some death records for Old St. Mary and
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
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