Friendly and Adopted Sons
...ber ad indinitum [forever].”[3] Quarterly meetings were held at a rotating number of taverns in Philadelphia, including the City Tavern. However, no meetings were held during the occupation of the city by the British during the Revolution.[4] The Friendly Sons, despite being a social group, took a definite stance on
Research Request Forms
...y 1916- February 1947) as well as St Vincent’s Tacony (1892-1994), which housed both boys and girls. We will conduct research for these records. Only records prior to 1940 can be searched for genealogical purposes. Records after 1940 can only be obtained by the person the record pertains to and
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...he outbreak. The sisters declined the offer, instead asking that the money used to make the plates be used as funds for the orphanages and schools that the order administered. In his diary, Bishop Kenrick commented on the noteworthy efforts of the sisters and priests during the outbreak: “…displaying an
St. Peter Claver
...and set up a small rectory, chapel, and school at 832 Pine Street, in a house purchased by Katharine Drexel.[5] Right away the school had over 80 children, taught by the CSSp and the Sisters of Notre Dame and the chapel was standing room only.[6] With the help of the