Friendly and Adopted Sons
...y for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, March 17, 1871-March 17, 1892 (Philadelphia: The Hibernian Society, 1892), 2006.067.01 [7] Ibid. [8] Hood, A Brief Account, P001.0487 [9] Act of Incorporation, Bylaws, etc. of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, Philadelphia, 1859, AC119. [10] Hood, A
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
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
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