James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...ted, the governor of Pennsylvania appointed Lynch as an auctioneer for the city of Pittsburgh around 1830. Lynch was also appointed as Pittsburgh's Postmaster in 1833. Certificate of Lynch's appointment as an auctioneer for the City of Pittsburgh, February 9, 1830(?) A staunch Democrat who was actively involved in politics,
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...often raise money for the various Catholic orphanages and hospitals in the city.[7] During the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Philopatrians’ building on Arch Street was turned into a hospital to help combat the flu. Called Emergency Hospital #3, members assisted the religious sisters who were acting as nurses.[8] One
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...have a motherhouse in McSherrytown.[5] However, at 140 miles away from the city, the location was too far to minister effectively in Philadelphia. So in 1858, the sisters moved to their current location in Chestnut Hill. On August 16, when Mother St. John Fournier and the other sisters arrived, the
Catholic Interracial Council
.... Anna McGarry, who would be a major player in interracial programs in the city of Philadelphia throughout the following decades.[5] Halvey_L860_006: Catholic Interracial Council. Communion breakfast at St. Elizabeth Parish Hal, 11/11/1956 Anna McGarry, an Irish Catholic, was born in Philadelphia on March 17, 1894. In 1920s, she began