William C. White letters, 1861-1869 (MC 17)
...Irish Catholic Union soldier from Philadelphia. White began his Civil War service as a volunteer with the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers on August 19, 1861 and served in some of the bloodiest and most important battles of the War – Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This collection contains letters
Parish Mapping Project
...he parishes in 1891 instead of 1871). We worked with the Office for Parish Service and Support to first obtain the data on what the parishes boundaries look like now. From there, we began the process of going through the primary sources to see how those boundaries have changed over
Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna
...in his classes was that secular music was not permitted at any liturgical service in the Archdiocese. Dr. LaManna continued to serve the Archdiocese until he passed away on January 16, 1990. The collection covers the career of Dr. Peter LaManna from his time at the Reading Choral Society in
Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...0.[3] After four years of construction, on September 6, 1890, a dedication service was held at the newly completed school. In his speech, Archbishop Ryan stressed the importance of the first free Catholic high school in the nation, stating that public schools did “not go far enough in the grand