The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874
Pioneers in Ministry

When six Ursuline nuns stepped off a train in September 1874, they encountered a smoky industrial town still reeling from a recent economic downturn. Yet, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown went on to staff more than a dozen parochial schools, while organizing the city's first Catholic high school.

Over the next century, they compiled an extraordinary record of community service. When the Mahoning Valley's fortunes eroded in the wake of deindustrialization, the Ursulines gradually expanded their mission to address a host of new challenges.

Today, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are celebrated for their groundbreaking efforts to assist the urban poor, single mothers and people living with HIV-AIDS. They remain more committed than ever to meeting the needs of the community, in the face of ever-changing social, political, economic and religious circumstances.

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The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874
Pioneers in Ministry

When six Ursuline nuns stepped off a train in September 1874, they encountered a smoky industrial town still reeling from a recent economic downturn. Yet, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown went on to staff more than a dozen parochial schools, while organizing the city's first Catholic high school.

Over the next century, they compiled an extraordinary record of community service. When the Mahoning Valley's fortunes eroded in the wake of deindustrialization, the Ursulines gradually expanded their mission to address a host of new challenges.

Today, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are celebrated for their groundbreaking efforts to assist the urban poor, single mothers and people living with HIV-AIDS. They remain more committed than ever to meeting the needs of the community, in the face of ever-changing social, political, economic and religious circumstances.

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The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley since 1874

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Pioneers in Ministry

When six Ursuline nuns stepped off a train in September 1874, they encountered a smoky industrial town still reeling from a recent economic downturn. Yet, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown went on to staff more than a dozen parochial schools, while organizing the city's first Catholic high school.

Over the next century, they compiled an extraordinary record of community service. When the Mahoning Valley's fortunes eroded in the wake of deindustrialization, the Ursulines gradually expanded their mission to address a host of new challenges.

Today, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are celebrated for their groundbreaking efforts to assist the urban poor, single mothers and people living with HIV-AIDS. They remain more committed than ever to meeting the needs of the community, in the face of ever-changing social, political, economic and religious circumstances.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467156547
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 03/11/2024
Series: The History Press
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 400,224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Thomas G. Welsh, PhD, is a professional writer based in Youngstown, Ohio. He is the author of Closing Chapters: Urban Change, Religious Reform, and the Decline of Youngstown's Catholic Elementary Schools (Lexington Books, 2011), which was based on his dissertation. Since completing his doctorate at Kent State University, he has coauthored Strouss': Youngstown's Dependable Store (The History Press, 2012), Classic Restaurants of Youngstown (The History Press, 2014) and A History of Jewish Youngstown and the Steel Valley (The History Press, 2017). He has contributed to local publications including the Vindicator , the Metro Monthly , the Catholic Exponent and the Catholic Echo .
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