Archdiocese Parish History Documents
Dublin Core
Title
Archdiocese Parish History Documents
Subject
Dubuque, Iowa's Roman Catholic churches.
Description
Documents belonging to past and present Roman Catholic parishes of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Source
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History.
The Center for Dubuque History.
Publisher
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Contributor
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
Language
Primarily English.
Some German and Latin language documents.
Some German and Latin language documents.
Type
Assorted primary and secondary sources. Includes photographs, diaries, parish profiles from various periods, financial records,
Identifier
Dubuque, Iowa, Archdiocesan, Archdiocese, archive, historical record, biographies, correspondences, photography, societies, jubilee, decree, annual statement, annual report, financial, financial statement, souvenir, program, pastor list, centennial, merger, religious order, vocation profiles, vocations, maps, certificates cemetery, schools, witness, constitution, newspapers, advertisements, voting tickets, Deeds, receipts,
Coverage
The Archdiocese of Dubuque and its parishes.
Items in the Archdiocese Parish History Documents Collection
Holy Trinity (Baldwin, Iowa)
"In the southwest corner of Jackson County, between Maquoketa and Wyoming, the town of Fremont was platted in the center of Monmouth Township in 1859. Five years later, on May 5, 1864, Joseph J. Kopsa called a meeting of the area Catholics. He gave…
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (Cresco, Iowa)
"The oldest Catholic parish in Howard County began with four families from Canada with the family names of Christmas, Hannigan, Ryan and Welsh. At first priests from Prairie du Chien came to serve them, but in 1853 Father Clement Lowery from Decorah…
St. Anthony (Dubuque, Iowa)
"Saint Anthony’s was a school for several years before it was a parish. As a parish it was dedicated first to Saint Malachi, then to Saint Aiden in 1880. Later to Saint Ambrose and still later to Saint Anthony. The parish had its beginning when…
St. Bridget (Bluffton, Iowa)
"The first settlers in Bluffton Township, Winneshiek County, arrived in 1851. The Catholics among them were the families of Michael Gelice, Terrence McDonnell, Charles McLaughlin, and Barney Sutton. Before any church could be built visiting…
St. Boniface (Garwin, Iowa)
"The second half of the nineteenth century saw many immigrants come to Iowa from the Slavic areas of Europe. A large portion of them settled in Cedar Rapids and along the rail lines extending from Cedar Rapids to Marshalltown. Czechs built the first…