Eden Hall
...e "Institute of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart" from "Atlas of the City of Philadelphia. 23rd & 41st Wards from Actual Surveys and Official Plans." Published by G. W. Bromley & Co. The story of Eden Hall begins in 1841 in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. It was here that a mission
In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell
...Jane and Marianne were also active in the Catholic intellectual circles of Philadelphia. Jane would be elected to the ACHS board in 1894 and serve as its recording secretary.[2] Jane’s first major role in the suffragist movement was organizing the Women’s Suffrage Society of Philadelphia in 1892 where she served
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...American history. The 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which Philadelphia native William C. White served, participated in this harrowing conflict. Several letters that White wrote to his parents shortly after the battle describe some his experiences. In a letter dated September 19, 1862, White writes: we had a terrible
Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...to Catholic historian and journalist Martin I.J. Griffin, Katrina moved to Philadelphia from Lancaster to receive the ministry of the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Farmer. She worked as a servant of an innkeeper in Philadelphia. Katrina survived the yellow fever epidemic that ravaged the city in 1793. Fear of the fever