Parish Mapping Project

...he parishes in 1891 instead of 1871). We worked with the Office for Parish Service and Support to first obtain the data on what the parishes boundaries look like now. From there, we began the process of going through the primary sources to see how those boundaries have changed over

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Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna

...in his classes was that secular music was not permitted at any liturgical service in the Archdiocese. Dr. 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

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Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and recited the Mass in English. The gospel and the notices were read on each floor.” The chapel moved to June 27, 1920 to an

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Services and Fees

Service and Fees General Research $20.00 for per hour Sacramental/Orphanage Research* $20.00 for one hour Photocopies: .20 cents for letter size .25 cents for legal size .35 cents for 11” x 17” Scans $1.00 per image High Resolution Images $10.00 per image Image Rights Usage** $100.00 per image * For

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