Catholics in WWII

...Cardinal Dougherty fromCaptain Harry Boylan, 05/28/1945, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8233 One of the main pieces of correspondence from soldiers is between Cardinal Dougherty and his grandnephew, Harry Boylan. The letters cover Boylan’s time from basic training to the end of the war. Many of the letters deal with family matters or Dougherty giving

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FAQ

...or burial records, with two exceptions: Holy Trinity: Death Registers: 1790-1836, 1848-1872 and Old St. Mary’s: Burial Registers: 1823-1878; Funeral Registers: 1856-1874; Death Registers: 1837-1856 (Lists cause of death) Back to top Q: Do you have school records? A: Although CHRC has some administrative materials concerning Archdiocesan schools as well

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St. Peter Claver

...[3] Souvenir of the Diamond Jubilee of St. peter Claver’s Parish, 1961, PH 120 [4] Golden Jubilee of St. Peter Claver’s, 1936, PH 120 [5] Golden Jubilee of St. Peter Claver’s, 1936, PH 120 [6] Catholic Negroes: the work that is Done for them in this City, Catholic Standard, 2/1/1890

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A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...,” CHRC (August 20, 2015), http://www.chrc-phila.org/bishop-francis-kenrick-and-his-journals/. [12] “A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.” Archives Archives Select Month 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

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