St. John (Placid, Iowa)

St. John (Placid, Iowa)

"The Church of Saint John is eight miles northeast of Cascade and four miles south of Epworth. The two-acre church plot was given by a Protestant neighbor named Hooper. Father John Hawe directed the building of the first church in 1874 and cared for the parish until 1876, when Father Michael Meagher was appointed. The first church burned in 1885 and another was built on the ruins."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #72, The Witness, May 1, 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.

1874-
History of the Parish over the span of 145 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual History Information 1937-1961, 1987 (3 compilations)

Builders and Contributors to St. John’s Placid (15 documents)

Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, “St. John’s Church, Placid,” p. 234-235 (2 documents)

Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, “St. Patrick’s Church, Epworth,” p. 556, 625 (2 documents)

Council of Catholic Women Parish History Project, Most Rev. Byrne Letter 1975 (1 document)

Dubuque Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women ca. 1976 (1 document)

Financial Statement 1982, 1983, 1984 (3 compilations)

Fire 1960 Documents (8 documents)

History 1937-1961 (2 documents)

History Complied by Rev. Wm. Holub ca. 1935-1946 (1 document)

Misc. News Articles, “Kirby Twins Observe 70^th Birthday,” Married March 2, 1897, “In Service of Their Country.” (2 documents)

Pastor Cards (1 compilation)

Pastor Lists 1875-1988 (1 document)

Pastor Lists 1935-1959 and developments (1 document)