St. Joseph (Earlville, Iowa)

St. Joseph (Earlville, Iowa)

"Only four Catholic families were living in the town of Earlville in eastern Delaware County, when Saint Joseph Church was built in 1886. The project was sponsored mainly by townspeople who were not Catholic. They thought another church in the community would bring more Catholics and business. Priests of the Dyersville parish began to care for Saint Joseph’s in 1911, and soon the Earlville mission was placed in charge of Father Henry Dunkel."
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Joseph Parish, Earlville, Parish Profile #75, The Witness, May 22, 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 documents.

1887-
History of the parish over the span of 131 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Centennial (4 documents)

Centennial Bookmark (1 document)

Church Organist Retires News (3 articles)

Corner Stone (1 article)

Financial Statement (5 documents)

History (1 document)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (1 document)

Photographs (3 documents)

Receipt (1 document)

Sesquicentennial (1 document)

Silver Jubilee (1 article)

Teachers In-Service Workshop (1 document)


A handwritten document including information about the dedication in 1887, a Dyersville mission in 1911, and a letter from Archbishop Keane in 1921.

“clipping from Earlville paper," n.d.

“Farewell Party for Father E. Becker,” Vol. 1, December 2, 1956.

“Father Louis Grunewald Goes into Retirement,” ca. 1956.

“Mortgage on St. Joseph’s Church at Earlville Burned Thanksgiving Day.”