Archbishop Ryan
...ss Industrious Boys and the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys (now St. Gabriel’s Hall) in 1888 and 1895, respectively.[10] Ryan was also active in labor relations, working on a number of occasions as a mediator before management and labor unions to bring about peace resolutions. The most notable was the city’s
Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...arches of the American Catholic Historical Society. Along with other materials relating to Old St. Mary, PAHRC has the parish's Minute Books from 1788-1899. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...ver H. Taylor. Father Michael Hurley, no date Four Sisters of Charity were also called upon to minister to the dying men at Duffy’s Cut. Their presence was recorded from the accounts of an eyewitness; however, no official record of their mission exists. Relevant documents may have been destroyed in