St. Joseph (Rickardsville, Iowa)

St. Joseph (Rickardsville, Iowa)

"Located about 15 miles northwest of Dubuque, the parish was established at French Settlement, about two miles from the present site. There French families of the Trois-Rivieres district of Quebec had put down their roots. […] Bishop Mathias Loras occasionally offered Mass there, usually in the home of Dominic Gandolfo. In 1848 Father Joseph Cretin, later the Bishop of St. Paul, mentions in a letter that he was serving the little “French Church.” According to early church directories, it was dedicated to Se. Joseph Calasanctius. The first recorded baptism is dated 1852."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #5, The Witness, N.D.

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.

1840-
History of the Parish over the span of 179 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Catholic Church and Cemetery History, Deanna Asleson 1989 (1 document)

History (2 compilations)

History from The Pictoral Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa, 1979. (Copyrighted). Compiled and Published by Title Atlas Co., Inc. (3 documents)

History Notes 1986 (1 document)

History of St. Joseph’s School (1 compilation)

Members of the Christian Communities of Balltown, Rickardsville, and Sherrill (1 document)

Mortgage, Finance, and Receipts, Bond and Surety Agreement 1944, Articles of Incorporation – Legal Documents ca. 1912-2007 (2 collections)

Pastor and History Cards (2 compilations)

Photographs: Pastor, Church and rectory, Church 1961 (3 photographs)

Prayers of the Faithful and Liturgy Order (3 documents)

Priests Timeline (2 documents)

Sesquicentennial Book p. 1-123 (125 documents)

Sesquicentennial Booklet (2 booklets)

Sesquicentennial Celebration Country Barbeque 1990 Poster (1 poster)

Sesquicentennial Postcards 1840-1990 (2 cards)

Supplement to Rickardsville History (1 document)

Telegraph Herald Document (1 document)

The University of Chicago Library Letter on 150^th Anniversary and Inclusion of their collection (1 document)

“Built in 1860…” Dubuque: The Telegraph Herald, 3 December 1959, p. 26.

Duffy, Beverly. “Pipe Dreams: East Iowa church organs are a beautiful legacy,” The Gazette, Vol. 4L, 28 January (No Year), p. 11. (4 documents) 

“Rickardsville observes parish sesquicentennial.” Dubuque: The Witness, 30 September 1990.