Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...religious candy molds, and more. It is rare that an archive or historical center would allow patrons to actually touch and handle items from the collections, and the students thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity! Additionally while at the CHRC, the students completed a scavenger hunt with the chance to win a
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...ction in each post. View Posts Welcome to the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The purpose of the Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) is to collect, preserve, and make available for research the official records of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and those ancillary records and items
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...ing the Battle of Gettysburg which occurred during July 1863, the greatest number of wounded were admitted to the hospital in a single month. The following month of August saw the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...beled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such