John Joseph Jessing and the Pontifical College Josephinum
John Joseph Jessing (1836-1899) immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1867. After settling in Ohio, he studied to join the …
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
In 1869, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Home opened in Xenia, Ohio, after much lobbying from the Grand Army of the Republic, …
