The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...gan to work. Cholera, a disease which has been running rampart through the Western world, had reached the camp. Fearful of contracting the disease, along with the added prejudice against Irish Catholics, Duffy did not allow the laborers to leave the camp. A few weeks after arriving in America hoping
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...s and beams were being erected. We left a portion of the wall at the south-western corner below level so that the solemnity of the corner stone laying might take place in faith weather. Bishop Crane officiated on Palm Sunday 1922. A large crowd estimated from 5,000 to 10,000 blocked
A Philadelphia Artist
...n, mainly conducted business with New Orleans and the Caribbean as well as Western Europe and China. William spent much of his young life at sea. One item in the collection includes his passport from age 12-signed by Secretary of State Henry Clay- when he travelled through Europe. William A.
The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898 (MC 56)
Started in 1884, the Historical Researches in Western Pennsylvania—Principally Catholic was a quarterly magazine that facilitated the gathering of information–documents, comments, correspondence, etc.–that helped document the activities and history of the Church and Catholics in America for future scholars, historians, and Catholics interested in American Catholicism. By 1886, the quarterly