St. Aloysius (Garryowen, Iowa)

St. Aloysius (Garryowen, Iowa)

"The cornerstone for Saint Aloysius Church was laid in November 1892. The frame building was blessed in June 1893. A few years later an interior balcony and a sacristy were added. Bishop Hennessy designated about fifty families as the nucleus, almost all of Irish ancestry. Most of them had belonged either to Saint Patrick Parish, Garryowen, or Saint Lawrence Parish, Otter Creek. The sacramental records begin with 1893."

-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #225, The Witness, May 19, 1991.

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.

1892- 11 July, 1989
History of the parish over the span of 97 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Financial documents (2 documents)
History (7 documents)
Status change documents (6 documents)
Correspondence (5 documents)

Noonan, Patrick. "Warranty Deed (No. 150)." 23 January, 1903.

Unknown author. Handwritten journal, likely of sermons. n.d.

Unknown photographer. Photograph of church. n.d.