Pamphlets
...g to the US’s affairs in Ireland, particularly on topics of the Land League and Home Rule. Search the collection via our online catalog....
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers are available online at findmypast.com. These include The Catholic Herald and its successors, The Catholic Standard and The Catholic Standard and Times through September 28, 1951. The records are indexed and keyword searchable. The search is free; however, to view the records a subscription to
Associations & Institutions
...ew 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 brochures. Some material may also be
Temperance Movement
...hew, a priest who helped start the temperance movement in Ireland and then traveled America from 1849-1851 to spread the cause.[3] With the growth in local societies, usually based around either parishes or dioceses, the need for a unifying national organization arose. So in 1872 in Baltimore, a national convention