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"In 1868 the Catholic settlers decided to build a church more centrally located. Father Thomas M. Lenihan directed the building on land given by Andrew and Catherine (Hinger) Gossman, who had come from Zanesville, Ohio, in 1864. The new site is about…

St. Nicholas is standing outside where there is very much snow. The card is all red, except for the snow. It features a Christmas greeting in German.

“Jackson County settlers some miles south of Bellevue in the 1860s did business in either Slabton, where there was a sawmill, or Old Springbrook, or “new” Springbrook. The Methodists worshipped in Liberty School, the Baptists in Old…

“The first Catholic settlers of the Sherrill community came from Germany and Luxembourg in the 1840s to find land providing timber and rock for building and wood for fuel, as well as productive soil. They were visited by Bishop Loras and priests…

"The building of a limestone church in the northeastern corner of Delaware County in 1868 marked the beginning of the parish dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Jon Weikmann of New Vienna assisted a committee of eight men to plan the…

"The Church of Saints Peter & Paul in Story County, north of Ames and a few miles west of Gilbert, is on the Story County side of the county line. About half the parish lies across the county line in the Diocese of Sioux City and Boone County.…

This card is very colorful and busy. In the lower right corner there is an old-fashioned soldier, dressed in a tri-corner hat with a blue and gold coat. He is shooting a musket to create the words "July 4" on a piece of metal, which is already…

In side of a snowy portrait, lies Santa Claus displaying a slight smile. On either sides of the portrait, holly berries and holly leaves are garnishing the portrait. On the bottom left-hand side reads the phrase "Christmas Greeting".

The card features a snow-covered wooden structure. Inside, Mary has the baby Jesus seated on her lap. Three young girls kneel beside her while an angel stands behind them. Outside, another angel rings a bell. There is also a deer looking on from the…

Dressed in a red suit and hat with holly-patterned sash, Santa Claus is snowshoeing by a wooden fence and appears to be opening a gate with one hand while he holds a small evergreen in the other. He has a basket of toys on his back, which includes a…