Thanks Bill. Could that have been in an earlier time Pennsylvania Catholic College? I have conflicting information on John C. Habermacher. One obit says he attended Philomena Parochial School in Pittsburgh, another says he attended school in Harris County, TX. Another does not mention either of these school but says he attended Pennsylvania Catholic College before returning to Texas in 1873. Our dear ancestors, they did leave a trail to confuse us. Dorothy

Dorothy St Francis was founded in 1843. Looking at their history on their web site It does not list any previous name of the school. you might want to email then and asked that question. Information on St. Philomena from http://www.diopitt.org/archives/St.%20Philomena%20Photos.htm hopes this helps Bill St. Philomena Church, Strip District St. Philomena was founded in 1839, the first German ethnic parish in the diocese. The church was first located in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. Among the priests who served at St. Philomena were St. John Neumann and Blessed Francis Seelos. The cornerstone of the church was laid on May 26, 1842 and the completed church was dedicated on October 4, 1846. Due to the growing commercialization of the Strip District over time, the parish was no longer viable in its original location. On April 15, 1922, the church was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The last Mass held in St. Philomena in the Strip District on November 16, 1925. St. Philomena was then relocated in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. The first Mass was held in the new St. Philomena occurred on June 4, 1922. The church served the community for 70 years, but eventually, population loss in the city led to the closing of the parish. As part of the Diocesan reorganization and revitalization, St. Philomena closed in 1993 and the church was sold shortly afterwards. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JBC1019@aol.com> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [PA] Where is? > Thanks Bill. Could that have been in an earlier time Pennsylvania Catholic > College? I have conflicting information on John C. Habermacher. One obit says > he attended Philomena Parochial School in Pittsburgh, another says he > attended school in Harris County, TX. Another does not mention either of these > school but says he attended Pennsylvania Catholic College before returning to Texas > in 1873. > > Our dear ancestors, they did leave a trail to confuse us. > > Dorothy > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, send an e-mail to: PENNSYLVANIA-admin@rootsweb.com Direct any questions or comments of an administrative nature to the admin address and NOT to the list -- the list is for Pennsylvania genealogy discussion. > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >