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

...dy of Ransom School, had 572 seventh and eighth grade students visit. This number does not include the teachers, principals, or priests that accompanied them. During their visit, they had an interactive and hands on learning experience, toured the facility, met our Archivists, viewed current exhibits, and saw archival collections.

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Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...areas which were usually the back of the church or the balcony. However, researchers have recently noted that some black families were able to rent pews in the gallery of Old St. Joseph. The number of black Catholics in Philadelphia grew considerably during the Haitian revolution (1791-1804) when many refugees

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FAQ

...m the Archives“. Q: How can I access CHRC’s collection from off-site? A: Researchers can search the online catalog for books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, institutions, associations, and parish history materials. More information is continually being added to the catalog. There are some online finding aids that researchers can access. CHRC

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Misericordia Hospital

...ued to expand and would add two more wings over the years, bring the total number of beds to 400 by 1968.[12] The Nursed Record of the First Graduating Class of the Misericordia Hospital (Philadelphia 1921), 32. An important component of Misericordia hospital was its use as a teaching center

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