A program outlining the history of the Maronite rite, Rev. George J. Webby's biography, the First Solemn High Mass, the dinner menu, speakers, and the benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Photograph, with identification of attendees, of the funeral of Eeyoud at St. Anthony's Maronite Church, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, circa 1934. Rose Isaac El-Khouri was originally from Wilkes-Barre.
An article in St. Sharbels Light, newsletter of the St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Mission of Raleigh, North Carolina, about Joseph El-Khouri's reception of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award.
Francis Mansour Zayek was the first Maronite bishop to serve outside of the Middle East, heading the Maronite Apostolic Exarchate in Brazil between 1962-1966. In 1966, Pope Paul IV transferred him to Detroit, MI, to head the Exarchate in the United…
A photograph of Rev. Joseph Michael Maroun El-Khouri, father of Joe El-Khouri, seated in front of his house. Two unidentified men crouch at the bottom right of the photograph.
رسالة من امين الريحاني الى صديقه*، التاريخ غير مذكور - على الاغلب هذه الصفحة جزء من رسالة. الريحاني يخبر مكرزل عن الخوري نعمة الله البجاني ويسترسل في مدحه ويطلب له المساعدة من خلال العمل مع صحيفة الهدى. كما يشرح الريحاني لمكرزل عن الجمعية المارونية…
A copy of a photograph of Angele Ellis and Mariam Hobeiche (Sister Mary Joseph Hobeiche) at the Hobeiche Antonine Mar Elias Convent in Ghazir, Lebanon circa 1920.
A copy of a photograph with a written description by Kail Ellis on the history of the Mar Elias Convent in Ghazir, Lebanon taken circa 1990. The photograph resembles what the convent looked like in the 1920s while it went through renovations in the…
A marriage certificate for Angele Ellis from Qattine (spelled Angela, daughter of Cheikh Nehme Ghaleb Hobeish from El-katteen) and Toufic Ellis from Bqaatouta (spelled Toofic Elias Kmayd from Bekahtoota). This certificate is signed by Father Botros…
A document from Walter John Silva, Vice Consul of the United States of America, certifying the signature of Antoine Atallah, Chief of Section, Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sent from the Republic of Lebanon, Beirut, Embassy of the United…
A letter written by a representative of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch Maronites in Lebanon to Angele Ellis thanking her for a donation, unsigned and undated but likely circa November 1953.
A newspaper article written by Angele Ellis (spelled Angele Hbaishe Kemaide) published by Al-Hoda titled, 'A Maronite Mass in a Latin Church,', dated 7 January 1947.
A postcard from Mansour Estephan to Angele Ellis and Toufic Ellis, dated December 21, 1963. Postcard depicts the New Maronite Seminary in Washington, D.C. Mansour congratulates the family on Kail becoming priest/minister.
Articles in 'Lebanon News' newspaper written in Arabic, dated April 22-29, 1986, pages: 9,10, 13, 14. The election of Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, the Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites.
Commemorative program that contains congratulatory messages from high ranking church officials, passages that describe the history of the church, and messages and photographs in remembrance of family members and loved ones.
Commemorative program that contains congratulatory messages from high ranking church officials, passages that describe the history of the church, and messages and photographs in remembrance of family members and loved ones.
Commemorative program that contains congratulatory messages from high ranking church officials, passages that describe the history of the church, messages and photographs in remembrance of family members and loved ones, and lists of committee…
Convention program that contains messages from high ranking church officials, passages that describe the history of the church, messages and photographs in remembrance of family members and loved ones, and adds for local businesses.
Typewritten correspondence from Philip J. Andrews on behalf of the Maronite Seminary Committee of Poughkeepsie, New York, to Chor-Bishop Mansour Stephen, donating $450 for the erection of a memorial in their honor.
Portrait of Chorbishop Peter Rabil, a priest of the Maronite Church. Peter Rabil was born July 10, 1884, in Hammana, Lebanon, to Daher and Mariam Rabil. He emigrated in 1913 and settled in Goldsboro, NC, where he served as priest to the local…
Beshara Shehdan's obituary, written following his 1975 death and published in the "Cross Cedar," the publication of the Maronite Community of the Carolinas.
A brief history of the St. Elias Maronite Church located in Roanoke, Virginia, written by Loretta Saleeba Jolley. The history includes accounts of some of the earliest Lebanese immigrants, including Father Rabil, an ancestor of Matt Kannan. It covers…
An article from the Fayetteville Observer about the Hafli sponsored by the St. Michael the Archangel Maronite Catholic Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Carolyn Dorroll is pictured in the top photo on the right.
A clipping from NEXT! Magazine profiling the Hafli put on to raise funds for St. Michael the Archangel Maronite Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
A chart that includes information taken from a letter sent by Alex Daye (Dayyeh) to the Maronite Patriarchate in Lebanon. The original letter was sent in response to their request for enumeration of Lebanese immigrants in various parts of the world.
Letter sent from the Maronite Patriarchate in Lebanon. This letter was sent by Alex Daye (Dayyeh) to the Patriarchate in response to their request for enumeration of Lebanese immigrants in various parts of the world.
