Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview

...ad a priest say a rosary in the vernacular in Spanish and then things would---and I still remember—one guy said, “All right, we know you’re a policeman because the kind of belt you’re wearing.” (laughter) I remember then a bottle going zoom—right past my ears. Things were getting panicky, you

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Irish Land War

...og). May 20, 2011. http://irishhistorypodcast.ie/2011/05/20/an-introduction-to-the-land-war-1879-1882/. (Accessed November 14, 2011) Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February

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Francis B. Gallagher collection of Fenian Brotherhood records, 1862-1870 (MC 14)

...Also included are some administrative records, including circular letters, finance reports, and meeting minutes. The papers document the Brotherhood’s activities, including its failed invasion of Canada, as well as the internal divisions that led to the organization’s demise. 1 box, .4 linear ft. *Materials in this collection have been digitized

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Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)

...concern Smith’s resignation as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania- a position he had held for 18 years- which made national headlines. Smith left in 1909 due to his opposition of the appointment of Dr. J.P. Lichtenberger as an associate professor at the Wharton School. Among other things, Smith

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