St. Mary (Dorchester, Iowa)

St. Mary (Dorchester, Iowa)

“The first church in Dorchester parish in Allamakee County was completed in 1855 under the direction of Father William Jacoby of Lansing. Irish pioneers were the first to settle in the Dorchester area. In 1854 the Theodore Scwhartzhoff family were the first Germans to settle in the area. He was a frequent prayer leader on priestless Sundays. Father Mathias Hannon may have been the first to celebrate Mass in the Dorchester parish, in 1858, as he made his rounds among the Catholic settlers in northeast Iowa. “

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #66: Saint Mary Parish, Dorchester.” Dubuque: The Witness, 20 March 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 sources.

Ca. 1853-
History of the parish over the span of 165 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual Report of Events (12 documents)

Correspondence (1 document)

History (4 documents)

Photographs (3 documents)

Timeline (1 document)