Nativity (Dubuque, Iowa)

Nativity (Dubuque, Iowa)

“The Church of the Nativity became the ninth parish in the city of Dubuque in 1922. As the Catholic population had increased, Archbishop James J. Keane saw the need for another parish in the city. On July 4, 1923, Archbishop Keane blessed the cornerstone and dedicated the new church on the following December 23. By that time the parish already numbered 250 families. They had been part of the four border parishes. The parish school opened in the fall of 1924 with an enrollment of 425 and staffed by the Sisters of the Visitation, whose convent was just across the Alta Vista Street.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #192: Nativity Parish, Dubuque.” Dubuque: The Witness, 23 September 1990.

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.

1923-
Documentation begins in 1857.
History of the parish over the span of 95 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Blue Prints (1 document)
Building Photographs
Choral and Orchestra Program: Visitation-Loras Orchestra (1 document)
Deacon Ordination Mass (1 document)
Dedication Gaudette Sunday (1 document)
Featherston Correspondences (1 document)
History (1 document)
Jubilee Celebration (3 documents)
Land Boundaries (6 documents)
Legal Documents and Correspondences (Historical) (17 documents)
News Articles (2 documents)
Pastor Letters to Parishioners (1 document)
Pastor and Associate List (2 documents)
Star of the Nativity Official Weekly Publication (1 document)
Stewardship Report (4 documents)
Timeline (1 document)
Warranty Deed (1 document)