Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - Cambria City Church Project

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In the Johnstown neighborhood of Cambria City are located five historical, ethnic churches. In 2009, the Altoona/Johnstown Diocese closed four of the churches and renamed the fifth church. Each of these churches has celebrated a centennial and one has celebrated a quasquicentennial. Before the churches were de-sanctified, each one was photo-documented and a description developed to explain the location and history of realia contained in the church. In addition, print materials were digitized related to each church (e.g. church newsletters, event flyers, bulletins.) The ethnicities of the churches were German, Slovak, Irish, Polish/Hungarian, and Croatian.
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The Birth of Jesus, The Faith Community of Ss. Casimir and Emerich
The Birth of Jesus, The Faith Community of Ss. Casimir and Emerich
Churches -- St. Casimir's Parish, Christmas, Marshall, John J.
A church program shows Jesus with Mary and Joseph. "The Birth of Jesus. The Faith Community of Ss Casimir & Emerich. Fr. John J Marshall, Pastor. December 24, 2000."
Dennis M. Kurdziel First Mass Program
Dennis M. Kurdziel First Mass Program
Catholic Church -- Liturgy, Kurdziel, Dennis M.
Program for first mass of Dennis Kurdziel.
Polish Heritage Council 1985
Polish Heritage Council 1985
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1985.
Polish Heritage Council 1987
Polish Heritage Council 1987
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1987.
Polish Heritage Council 1988
Polish Heritage Council 1988
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1988.
Polish Heritage Council 1992
Polish Heritage Council 1992
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1992.
Polish Heritage Council 1994
Polish Heritage Council 1994
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1994.
Polish Heritage Council 1995
Polish Heritage Council 1995
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1995.
Polish Heritage Council 1996
Polish Heritage Council 1996
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1996.
Polish Heritage Council 1998
Polish Heritage Council 1998
Polish Americans
A collection of articles, photographs, programs, and other documents collected by the Polish Heritage Council of Cambria, Somerset and Blair Counties for the year of 1998.
Polish Heritage Council Photo Album
Polish Heritage Council Photo Album
Polish Americans
Photographs from the Polish Heritage Council from Polish American Heritage Month events and Polish Heritage Day in 1989.
Postcard, S.S. Casimir and Emerich Church
Postcard, S.S. Casimir and Emerich Church
Churches -- St. Casimir's Parish
Postcard of SS Casimir and Emerich Catholic Church showing the exterior and insets of parts of interior.
Souvenir of the First Holy Mass of Rev. John H. Dowling
Souvenir of the First Holy Mass of Rev. John H. Dowling
Churches -- St. Columba's Church
A commemorative card for the first mass celebrated by Rev. John H. Dowling at St. Columba's Church. The front has a black and white image of hands holding the Host and Chalice with words in Latin beneath. The back reads: "Souvenir of the First Holy Mass of Rev. John H. Dowling, celebrated in St. Columba's Church, Johnstown, Pa. Sunday, June 21st, 1896. Ordained Priest at the Cathedral, Baltimore, Md., June 19th, 1896, by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons."