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Parish Histories and Calendars
...endars are those from parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Others are from parishes located in surrounding dioceses. The Parish Calendars are similar to current parish bulletins in that they contain such information as parish events as well as marriage and death announcements. Unlike the weekly bulletins, however,
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...4, Cardinal Dougherty called on all Catholics living in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to boycott motion picture theaters.[1] By doing so, Dougherty declared it sinful for any of the area’s 800,000 Catholics to enter a movie theater. In his letter to the priests of the Archdiocese, Dougherty called the motion
Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General
...ring the Civil War. His first assignment was at Cuyler General Hospital in Philadelphia followed by a general field hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee in March 1864 where he writes almost daily to his mother. These letters to his mother are the bulk of the collection. Below is a typical letter