Annunciation (Lattnerville, Iowa)

Annunciation (Lattnerville, Iowa)

"As early as September 1866, the Catholics west of Dubuque in the Lattnerville area met with Catholics of the Centralia area to build a church. Unable to agree on a suitable location, the Lattnerville people quietly turned to Father Alois Meis of Dubuque, who had been deputized by Bishop John Hennessy to help them. They built a church for themselves in 1867 at the present site, where a town thrived for some decades. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1868, by Father J. B. McGown of Bankston at a solemn Mass celebrated in the maple grove close to the church. The sermon was preached in German by Father John B. Welkman and in English by Father Meis."

-Rev. Edgar Kurt, The Witness, Profile #71, 24 April 1988

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

English.

Various primary and secondary sources.

15 August, 1868-11 July, 1989
History of the parish over the span of 121 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Anniversary documents (2 documents)
Articles/photography (3 documents)
Correspondence (10 documents)
Financial documents (2 documents)
History (8 documents)
Land acquisition/Merger documents (12 documents)
Parish life (5 documents)