Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...etween 13,000 and 16,000 flu related deaths. [2] SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC On October 3, 1918, the Board of Health of the city of Philadelphia ordered the closing of all schools and suspended church services until further notice.[3] The ban would remain in effect for most

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1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut

...s of unexpected deaths.” Excerpt from Kenrick letter to Bishop Rese, August 16, 1832 References: McGowan, Francis X., ed. Historical Sketch of St. Augustine's Church, Phila., Pa. Philadelphia: The Augustinian Fathers, 1896. Prendergast, Edmond, ed. Diary and Visitation Record of the Rt. Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, 1830-1851. Lancaster, Pa: Wickersham

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Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna

...LaManna continued to serve the Archdiocese until he passed away on January 16, 1990. The collection covers the career of Dr. Peter LaManna from his time at the Reading Choral Society in the mid-1960s to his leadership of the Archdiocese’s Liturgical Music office and beyond. It is subdivided into many

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Digital Collections

...orical Research Center's oral history program, which focuses on the life histories of retired Diocesan priests, serves to fill gaps in the historical record. Excerpts can be found here. A Map of the United States of America Showing a Part of the Role Played by Catholics in its Discovery, Exploration,

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