The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...Irish Catholics, Duffy did not allow the laborers to leave the camp. A few weeks after arriving in America hoping for a better life, were all dead. Newspapers reported that cholera was to blame, though changing the number from 57 workers to about 8 or 9. Though commemorated and remembered
The Bishop’s Bank
...stock of ready sale: City, or State of Pennsylvania. No other; City is the best. County stock is good, but of slow sale. Never purchase any other stock. Beware of Banks, Canals, railroads, other States of the Union, and all kinds of fancy stocks. Some of them may be good,
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
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: