Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful

...pt Apprentices or Servants) above the age of Fifteen-Twelve Shillings & 6d-between fifteen and five-Seven Shillings & 6d. & all under Five years Five Shillings. 'For' Strangers and others not being Pewholders he shall demand double the above sums according to their Ages. The Poor shall be buried Gratis-..." Minute

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Legion of Decency

...Legion of Decency The cartoons used by the Legion of Decency represent the use of cartoons as means of propaganda. These images were used to gain support for the movie boycotts of the 1930s. The use of the octopus was a common motif in cartooning to illustrate corruption. Catholic Youth

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Catabloging

...ubject, using the drop-down menus, and browse collection descriptions alphabetically, using the alphabetic menu. The controlled accessed terms are configured as link that will show a user all of the collections that share subject terms. Entry for Coad, Patrick family. Papers, 1798-1880 Our goal is to create entries for all

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Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!

...an example of a primary source they saw. The students learned how to also use Find My Past and each visit was tailored to the school and parish, with historical photos, related facts, and trivia. Every student and staff/chaperone received a brochure that detailed how to use the Archives, Find

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