Mathew Carey

...90. [5] Ibid., 96. [6] James F Connelly, ed. History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia: Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 1976), 588. [7] Maier, “Carey,”105. [8] Ibid., 112. [9] “Mathew Carey,” P013.105, 2. [10] Maier, “Carey,” 131. [11] “Mathew Carey,” P013.105, 4 [12] Ibid., 3. [13] “Notice: Philadelphia, Dec. 30, 1826:

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...McCormick, 08/08/1941, MC78_80.8310 [7] “A Report on the USO Activities in Philadelphia,” Philadelphia USO Council, 05/01/1942, MC78_80.8310 [8] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [9] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [10] “A Report on the USO Activities in Philadelphia,” Philadelphia USO

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Misericordia Hospital

...y in 1996.[16] While Misericordia was renamed in 1997 to Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia and since 2008 has been known as Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, it has continuously served sick in Philadelphia for 100 years.     [1] First Report of the Misericordia Hospital: July 2, 1918-May 31, 1920, 11. [2]

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Centennial Exposition

...ephanie Grauman Wolf, “Centennial exhibition,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2013, https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/centennial/#4829 [8] Joseph Gambardello, “What happened to the buildings from the 1876 Centennial in Fairmount Park?”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 2019, https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/centennial-exposition-1876-buildings-fairmount-park-20190507.html [9] The Exhibition,” The Catholic Standard,...

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