Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...e back America, but died in infancy. The teaching career of Pierce did not last long, as he decided to enter the priesthood and asked Cornelia, who was five months pregnant, to agree to celibacy. Years later, on a retreat with the religious order she founded, Cornelia said that “the
Mathew Carey
...other economic interests, Carey called for the creation of a canal system along the Delaware and Chesapeake Rivers as well as the unpopular view that a centralized bank was good for American credit.[11] P001.0150, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8228. As an Irish Catholic, Mathew Carey was deeply involved with both groups in the city
Temperance Movement
...y https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7090 Temperance movements have a long tradition in the United States, with the aim to not only eliminate drinking but to also improve the fabric of America. The first temperance society formed in 1789 in Connecticut and throughout the 19th century they spread across the country.[1] By 1841 there
Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia
...atholic institutions, organizations, parishes and schools. Due to Halvey’s long and prolific career, the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia holds half a century of Catholic Philadelphia history, especially moments of major celebrations and events. Examining these milestone moments through the decades reveals the history of both