James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...othing, to do with diocesan history, or more broadly, the history of Catholicism in the U.S. PAHRC's collection not only includes the archives of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, but also the collections of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, the oldest Catholic historical society in the country. In it's 1885
A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...] [1] Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America vol. II, (London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1908) 473; Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Directory, (Philadelphia: CatholicPhilly.com, 2018). [2] Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Directory, (Philadelphia: CatholicPhilly.com, 2018). [3]John Gilmary Shea, Life and Times of the Most Rev. John
Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...tter part of the 18th century, the German congregation of Holy Trinity acquired a strip of land from St. Mary’s to be used specifically for burials of their members. The two parishes continued to share the burial ground for the next century. Early meetings of St. Mary's Board of Trustees,
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...ia Volunteers, with which Philadelphia native William C. White served, participated in this harrowing conflict. Several letters that White wrote to his parents shortly after the battle describe some his experiences. In a letter dated September 19, 1862, White writes: we had a terrible battle in which Sargent Neal Gillen