Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...at detailed how to use the Archives, Find My Past, and were all invited to contact the staff for research help and/or return to the CHRC. The Archdiocesan Educational Fund awarded the CHRC with a grant in the amount of $31,196 for the 2018/2019 academic/fiscal year. The grant, To Touch
Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries
...Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries The Catholic Historical Research Center mainly holds records pertaining to the current boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For records of the suffragan dioceses please contact the individual diocese. This article from the April 17, 1961 issue of The Catholic Standard and Times, illustrates the changing boundaries
Research Request Forms
...s, Most Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, St. Peter Claver, St. Philip Neri, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Vincent de Paul. We also have records for schools administered by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Please contact CHRC
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
..., first sister servant of St. Joseph's Home, no date Kenrick agreed to contact the order. In addition to the five sisters already in Philadelphia, eight others were sent from the motherhouse in Maryland. They lived and worked in the Almshouse and other hospitals, including St. Augustine Church, which Fr.