Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries

...Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries The Catholic Historical Research Center mainly holds records pertaining to the current boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For records of the suffragan dioceses please contact the individual diocese. This article from the April 17, 1961 issue of The Catholic Standard and Times, illustrates the changing boundaries

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Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop

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Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...d around 675,000, with Philadelphia being one of the hardest hit city with between 13,000 and 16,000 flu related deaths. [2] SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC On October 3, 1918, the Board of Health of the city of Philadelphia ordered the closing of all schools and suspended

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Services and Fees

...uiring more than 3 hours of research cannot be performed by the CHRC staff. For payments, please send a check or money order made out to CHRC to our new mailing address at: CHRC 6719 Calvert Street Philadelphia, PA 19149...

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