Parish Mapping Project
...was to import the current map boundaries to our google maps account. This way we would not have to redraw the boundaries for parishes that have stayed the same since the 1970s. Comparing the 1971 map to the current map shows the areas that have experienced a decrease in the
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...as quick as we could the rebels were behind us we had to get out the best way we could our company lost from eight to ten killed and wounded and prisoners...we expected another battle to day but they have skedadled... September 19, 1862, page 1 September 19, 1862, page
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...ugherty’s Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood was seen as a way to honor his work in expanding the Catholic Church, as well as celebrating Catholic life in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. A letter from Hugh Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia stated that the Mass would be a
Vistarama
...e Hall In addition to the exhibit space, there were various lectures and sessions held everyday. Twice the crowds packed into the Hall to try to hear Bishop Fulton J. Sheen speak. Before a crowd of 10,000 people, he spoke of the importance of the missions in the East a