Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...two items that I felt warranted some attention: 1. A document listing the number of those in the city who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic in (possibly?) August and September 1798. The deaths are broken down by religion, church, and section of the city. (These obviously are in need
Newman Centers
...ics attending University of Pennsylvania, which was greater than the total number of students attending the five local Catholic Colleges.[5] It should be noted that at this time two different Catholic organizations operated at the University of Pennsylvania. First was the Catholic Student’s Organization Committee (replaced the defunct Newman Club),
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...d over 5 million dollars in just a few months.[10] To date Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl has raised over $300 million.[11] Another lasting impact of the 41st IEC was a hymn writing contest that resulted in the popular “Gift of Finest Wheat,” used commonly as the Communion hymn during
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...e major financial sponsor of the Don Bosco Institute which provided social services to Italian children. St. Francis' Industrial School, n.d. In 1895, Louise and her husband Edward Morrel founded St. Emma’s Agricultural and Industrial School in Virginia to provide young African-American men with secular and religious education. The plight