Dorothy, There was at one time St. Joseph's German Orphan Asylum next door to St Philomena records located at Archives and Records Center, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 125 N. Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ; 412-621-6217 Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Morris" <wmorris585@comcast.net> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [PA] Where is? > 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/ > > > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >