Thomas Nast (1840-1902)
.... Published in Harper’s Weekly, his cartoons were famous for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
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James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)
...se of Philadelphia, published in 1976. He also contributed articles to the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Connelly served as the first full-time secretary to Cardinal Krol. He was also very involved with the Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976 as well as with the canonization ceremonies for John Neumann. For
John Barry: The Catholic Captain of the American Revolution
...d Saint Mary's. After the war, Barry continued his naval service under the newly formed United States government, including sailings to China, helping to open trade. In 1794, President George Washington appointed him as the senior officer of the reestablished U.S. Navy, elevating him to the rank of Commodore and