A Philadelphia Artist
...nting." The Catholic Herald April 21, 1842 Martin’s preoccupation with maritime subjects resulted from the fact that several members of the Martin and related families were merchant captains. William’s father, Captain John Martin, mainly conducted business with New Orleans and the Caribbean as well as Western Europe and China. William
Centennial Exposition
...hich spoke of the importance of religious liberty and faith in building America.[14] By the time the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine closed on November 10, 1876, over 10 million visitors had been through the exhibit grounds. The event proved to be a
Marian Year of 1954
...e of the Marian Year. The December 10th issue of The Catholic Standard and Times noted that “These totals do not include the thousands who came on pilgrimage to the shrine either singly or in family or neighborhood groups.” Throughout the Archdiocese, smaller shrines were set-up, such as the Pier
Catabloging
...s at a DVAG meeting a couple of years ago that Cathleen Miller, who at the time was serving as Project Archivist for the Chew papers at HSP, gave a presentation on archival repositories' use of blogs. She noted the many benefits that could result from institutions blogging about their