Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...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 2022 February 2022 January 2022 November 2021 September 2021 August 2021 June 2021 May 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020

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Irish Land War

...majority of the population (an estimated five million people). The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and the American Civil War created an economic depression that spread to Ireland. This depression, combined with the collapse of the potato crop and a poultry cholera epidemic, led to a great deal of tenants falling

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Associations & Institutions

...d material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera such as

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Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection

...ry information, including reprinted articles or excerpts from the diocesan newspaper The Catholic Standard and Times that covered prominent events such as the dedication of a church or an anniversary celebration of the founding of a parish. They also have articles on various topics that were reprinted from notable Catholic

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