Catholics in WWII
...which Philadelphia had the second most with 51. As the war continued that number would increase to 68, unfortunately eight of those Philadelphia priests would die in the war, the most of any U.S. diocese.[7] Meyer Photo: Margherita Camp Chapel From his priests, Dougherty would often receive monthly progress reports
The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a time that never really existed. But there are stories that illustrate there once were simpler times. One of these stories took place in a Catholic parish in Philadelphia and involved the greatest baseball player of his time. During the 1920s,
Catabloging
...g about their collections and the work that archivists do. The concept has really taken off since then as evidenced by the fact that pretty much any archives' website, including ours, includes a blog section where researchers and fellow archivists can find frequent and enlightening posts on a variety of
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...z in the Children’s Catholic Magazine. It wasn't until the 1850s when Shea really began his work in American Catholic history. Between 1852 and 1855, Shea published several scholarly works that were critically acclaimed: Discovery and Exploration of Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missions Among the Indian Tribes