St. Aloysius (Calmar, Iowa)

St. Aloysius (Calmar, Iowa)

"In 1875 Timothy Ahern arranged with Father Daniel H. Murphy of Ossian to come to Calmar twice a month to celebrate Mass, at first in the Ahern home and then in the public school at three dollars a month rent. Father Murphy made the trip to Calmar by team, but when the roads were impassable, he traveled on horseback or by handcar. The parish bought four lots that year, and building began in the spring of 1876 after stone had been hauled by sleigh during the winter. One Sunday after Mass the parishioners met with Father Murphy about a name for their church and agreed on Saint Aloysius. An oil portrait of their patron saint given by the S(h)indelar family was hung above the tabernacle."

-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #154,” The Witness, December 17, 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.

1875-
History of the parish over the span of 140 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual Parish Information (1 document)
Hirsch 40th Anniversary of Ordination (1 document)
Hirsch Correspondences (1 document)
History (25 collections)
Kaleidoscope Day/Open House (1 document)
Pastor Cards (1 collection)
Pastor List (6 documents)
Property Blueprints (1 document)
Regional and Liturgy Celebration (1 collection)

“Archdiocese’s ‘Rapid Relief 2008,’ The Witness, 24 August 2008, 10.

“St. Aloysius Gets a Facelift,” Calmar Courier Today, “Fall Home Improvement Issue,” September 1, 1992, p. 4.