Centennial Exposition
...zerland.[6] Other prominent buildings included: Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, United States Building, Memorial Hall, and the Women’s Pavilion. 15 countries and 26 states also constructed their own buildings.[7] Of all the buildings, only two survived to today, Memorial Hall, which is now the Please Touch Museum, and the
10th Synod
...the diocesan bishop for the good of the whole diocesan community[2]. The goal is to help inform the bishop by reviewing current polices and programs and make recommendations for the future. Prior to this, there had been a total of nine synods held to discuss and determine procedures for the
The Bishop’s Bank
...40's, thousands of Irish-Catholic immigrants poured into the city of Philadelphia. Although looked at with suspicion by the native population, these immigrants met the needs of a rapidly growing city looking for a pool of ready labor. Irishmen filled the manufacturing and construction jobs of an expanding industrial city. Irish
The Immaculata Mighty Macs
...most people thought the tiny women’s college couldn’t compete at the national level. But at the tournament in Normal, Illinois, the team won game after game and finally defeated their rival West Chester State (the school that had handed them their single defeat that season) in the championship game with