St. Mary (Guttenberg, Iowa)

St. Mary (Guttenberg, Iowa)

"Saint Mary Parish began with the French Catholics who settled in Clayton County as early as 1833, and missionary priests celebrated Mass and the sacraments whenever they came to the village. The first German families arrived in 1845. Guttenberg became a flourishing river town because of lead mining in the area, the sawmills, stone quarries, and steamboat traffic on the Mississippi. In one year, 1857, 620 steamboats stopped in or passed by."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #13, The Witness, March 1, 1987, Saint Mary Parish, Guttenberg

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.

1851-
History of the parish over the span of 168 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Anniversary 150th (3 documents)
Articles of Incorporation/Reincorporation (2 documents)
Board of Treasurers Letter (1 document)
Bulletin (Ligouri, Missouri) Teenagers and Vocation 1956 (1 document)
Campaign News (3 documents)
Cemetery, Rev. Otting Letter (1 document)
Century Booklet (1 document)
Charter Sacred Heart Society Envelop (1 document)
Church photographs (old to present) (1 document)
Diamond Jubilee (1 book compilation)
Dyersville Golf and Country Club Queen’s Night Letter (1 document)
Germany small Gloria Card (1 document)
Guttenberg Press Bob Andersen News Article (4 documents)
Handwritten Parish History (1 compilation)
History/ Recent History (4 compilations)
History of St. Mary’s School (3 documents)
Honor Roll for the Archdiocese 1945 (1 document)
Map (1 document)
Marriage License and Promissory Letters (July 1919) for the Baptism of Children (6 documents)
Mass of the Resurrection for Stephen Daniel Shannon (1 document)
Miracle in Mid-America Pages 57-63 (1 document)
Pastor List (1 document)
Pipe Organ News Story (1 document)
Reincorporation after Expiration of Terms 1932 document (1 document)
Rosary Society Indulgences/Instrumentum 1926 (3 documents)
Sweeney (Fr.) Farewell Party (1 document)
Timeline Card (1 document)
Torch of Faith in Guttenberg: A Historical Pageant (1 booklet)
Welcome Booklet (1 document)