St. Mary (Greene, Iowa)

St. Mary (Greene, Iowa)

"When Greene began to thrive in the 1870s because of the railroads, the Catholic settlers were no longer satisfied with Mass in homes or halls and traveling four miles to Saint Mary’s in Coldwater. They were eager for a church of their own. In 1878 a delegation visited Judge Greene in Cedar Rapids, who gave them three lots in the town of Greene. Father Terrence L. McDermott of Waverly, their missionary pastor, directed them in building the church."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #163, Saint Mary Parish, Greene, The Witness, February 25, 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.

1872-
History of the parish over the span of 147 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual History and Historian’s Report (7 compilations)

Centennial Booklet (1 document)

Deeds/Law Office Letters (5 documents)

Elevator blessing photograph and document (2 documents)

History (3 compilations)

Pastor Cards (1 set)

Pastor List (1 document)

Pastoral Plan Booklet (1 document)

Photographs priest and rectory in case (2 documents)

Summary of events (1 document)

The Catholic Church in Greene pgs 14-22 (1 document)

“Cost estimates for flood and tornado damage,” The Witness, 28 September 2008, p. 13.

“St. Mary’s, Greene dedicates elevator,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXII No. 40, 22 November 1992.

“St. Mary’s Greene marks anniversary,” The Witness, 27 July 1997. (125^th anniversary)