Parish Mapping Project

...aps. While the 1971 map is complete and ready to be used by researches, the 1921 and 1871 maps are still being built. These maps have proven more difficult to construct because of the lack of clear boundaries. For instance many of the suburban or ethnic parishes do not list

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William C. White letters, 1861-1869 (MC 17)

...0.4 Linear feet ; 1 box View finding aid (HTML)...

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CORDUM

...people in each church’s area. After the publication of the final report in 1975 until 1981, CORDUM would continue to study, inform, and implement the recommendations. With the formation of the Cardinal’s Commission on Human Relations and Urban Ministry in 1981, CORDUM was disbanded. The collection at the Catholic Historical

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The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience

...the Battle of Seven Pines, which took place in Virginia on May 31 and June 1, 1862]. it was four miles long and the dead lie all along in lines in one place there was a regular line of battle for about one hundred yards they lay in twos where

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