Irish Land War

...testaments, and booklets on a variety of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from around the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Religion and politics were both prominent topics

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Internships/Volunteer

...eering at CHRC, please contact us stating your skills, hours available per week, and your time commitment (a few weeks, months, etc.). Some of the kinds of projects for volunteers may include: cataloging archival and library materials into our PastPerfect database, creating inventories of collections, or re-housing archival collections. Volunteers

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Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...o the legion of saints.[12] Cardinal Krol led a pilgrimage to Rome for the week long celebration and canonization of America’s first male saint.   Find all the material we have on Saint John Neumann on our digital catalog and visit the archives to go through the records. [1] P10.173:

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St. Peter Claver

...an a year, the St. Peter Claver Union continued and its members would meet weekly throughout the rest of the 1880s.[4] When Katharine Drexel was in Pittsburgh studying under the Sisters of Mercy to form her own order, she meet the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Also known as the

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