St. Mary Mt. Carmel (Eagle Center, Iowa)

St. Mary Mt. Carmel (Eagle Center, Iowa)

“Eight men organized Eagle Township in Black Hawk County in 1858. At least three of them are buried in the Eagle Center parish cemetery. A majority of the first settlers were Catholic. The first church was built on five acres of high ground, but never fully completed because of the economy. Train prices were depressed. After destruction in a windstorm in 1874, the church was replaced by a frame building that served the parish for over a century. The present church was completed in 1976, the property is a total of ten acres.”

Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #143: Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Eagle Center.” Dubuque: The Witness, 1 October 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.

1859-
History of the parish over the span of 159 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Anniversary – 150^th (1 document)

Anniversary - 150^th – Film, “A Debt Still Due: St. Mary of Mound Carmel Catholic Church,” (1 DVD)

Annual Histories (6 documents)

Annual Report/Building Fund Report (6 documents)  

Archives Papers (4 documents)

Blessing First Settlers and Band Photographs (3 documents)

Bulletin (3 documents)

Cemetery (4 documents)

Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque page 278-281 (2 collections of 4 documents)

Clergy List (1 collection)

Editor Letter to Dr. Hayes and Soo Greiman (1 document)

Fanning’s Artwork of St. Clements (2 documents)

Fr. Guter 50^th Anniversary to the Priesthood (1 document)

Fr. Guter 75^th Birthday Celebration Potluck (1 document)

Fr. John Sheils –Pioneer Priest Grave and information (8 documents)

Gallagher, Sr. Correspondances (1 document)

Hayes Correspondences (1 document)

History (4 documents)

Land – St. Clements Article and Map 2009 (3 documents)

Poster (2 documents)

Rev. McGovern Correspondences (1 document) 

Rosary Society (4 documents)

Timeline (4 documents)

Greiman, Soo. “Proving History needn’t be a mystery,” Hudson Herald, February 27, 2003.

Hayes, Dr. Donald P., & Swift, Rev. Robert V. A History of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish: 1859-1976. (2 documents)

Taken, Rev. James. “History of Mt. Carmel Church,” in Atlas of Black Hawk County, 1910. (2 documents)

The Red Cedar Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4. April 1, 2004.   

The Traer Star-Clipper, August 14, 2003, p. 3.

“UNI Recognizes Dr. Hayes for Work on Church History,” reprinted 1977. (2 documents)

Unknown author, “Bringing History to Life,” photo: Judy Stover. ca. 2002. (2 documents)