St. Cecilia (Ames, Iowa)

St. Cecilia (Ames, Iowa)

"In 1899 Father Henry C. Eckhart came from the Gilbert parish north of Ames to celebrate the first Masses in Ames. The Catholic pioneers used the William Kingkade home and a grove on the John Meyers farm, and later Read’s Hall in downtown Ames. Archbishop John J. Hennessy directed Father Eckart to organize a parish and build a church. They purchased four lots on Lincoln Way in August 1899 and built a frame church. Then Catholic families and a dozen Iowa State College students helped in the work, and it was completed that fall."

- Kurt,Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #127, The Witness, June 4, 1989.

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.

1899-
History of the parish over the span of 119 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

School documents (4 documents)
Parish life (6 documents)
History (6 documents)
Construction (3 documents)
Pastor and vocation lists (2 documents)
Unknown author(s).

"The Sacrament of Matrimony." Requirements for marrying in the St. Cecelia church. Unknown date. Unknown author(s).

"Financial Statement; St. Cecelia Parish; Ames, Iowa: January 1 through December 31, 1973." ca. 1973.

Konrady, Dan. "St. Cecelia Power Point History Show" and "St. Cecelia History Narrative." CD-R disk. 17 October, 2009.

Unknown author(s). "Mass of Celebration of our First 100 Years." Mass booklet. 22 November, 1999.