St. James (Forest City, Iowa)

St. James (Forest City, Iowa)

"The history of the Forest City and Lake Mills parishes is intertwined and involves the Bristol parish, which never had a church of its own. From about the year 1870 Catholic settlements developed at Bristol, Forest City, and Lake Mills. According to one account, “a fairly large Irish settlement was formed in the northeast corner of Winnebago County and the adjacent area of Worth County, centering about the town of Bristol.” Another Catholic settlement of Irish and Austrians formed farther south in the area of Forest City."

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #172, The Witness, April 29, 1990

Saint James Parish, Forest City

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.

1870-
History of the parish over the span of 149 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

100th Anniversary (1 document)
Annual History (13 collections)
Dubuque Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (1 collection)
Financial Statements (8 documents)
History (3 documents)
History articles (2 collections)
Insurance (2 documents)
Kurt, Rev. Edgar Letter (1 document)
Mason City Deanery History (1 document)
Pastor Cards (1 set)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photographs (1 document)
Sr. Mary Bernardella Articles (1 document)
Timeline (2 documents)
Witness Articles (2 documents)