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...standing of the diocese of Philadelphia during a time of both hardship and great advances. The journal with which I worked offers insights into Kenrick’s personal relationships with other clerical officials, while his visitation journal details his travels throughout Pennsylvania and reveals him to be a man deeply interested in

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The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...es. Crowds packed the hills by the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Uncounted numbers stood on rooftops and hung out of factory windows. Longest double ever hit When Ascension took the field, the crowd was surprised to see Ruth take his position at first base instead of his usual spot in the

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...YKT5_WX0uHKT4O-pB&usp=sharing   Catholic Heritage Archive   Check out this great new resource powered by FindMyPast! The Catholic Heritage Archive is a digital archives containing thousands of parish records! You can flip through the marriage and baptismal records for each of the Archdiocese's parishes and best of all its FREE to

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Catabloging

...and easily-implemented alternatives...Perfect! The catablog looked like a great option that would allow us to make our collections more accessible to researchers. With the help of our IT consultant, Walt Rice, Jr. I have begun to create our own catablog to highlight PAHRC's manuscript collections. Each collection includes an abstract

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