Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...entering houses and finding entire families sick in bed together with no one to care for them. When this happened the sisters would bathe the sick, clean the house and then prepare food and medicine for the sick.[9] Sisters working in the hospitals, despite a lack of experience, were tasked

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Friendly and Adopted Sons

...roup were active within the Revolution, such as Commodore John Barry and General Anthony Wayne. Furthermore, the members of the society helped fund the war effort by establishing a bank to provide provisions to the American forces.[6] Medal that members had to wear. Features St. Patrick on one side and

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Research Request Forms

...search for these records. Only records prior to 1940 can be searched for genealogical purposes. Records after 1940 can only be obtained by the person the record pertains to and requires a photo I.D. to obtain a copy of the record. CHRC has some school records, mainly report cards, for

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1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut

...e city.” Excerpt from Kenrick's diary, September 22, 1832 Kenrick was one among many prominent religious figures of all Christian denominations in the United States and Britain who viewed the outbreak as punishment for people’s sins, specifically those dealing with the overindulgence of food and drink. And although Kenrick greatly

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