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"In 1877 a group of settlers went to Bode, south of Algona, so seven young people could receive first Holy Communion. That was in the time when children had to be 12, 13, or 14 to receive first Eucharist. In 1877 a Britt parishioner was taken to Bode…

"Families of Irish railroad workers in the 1850s were the nucleus of Saint Patrick Parish in Anamosa, the county seat of Jones County. The present brick church near the center of the town, completed in 1929, was the third church for the parish. The…

A horizontal photograph of a group of seven people raising two flags: the American flag and a flag of a three leaf clover.

Three people holding money and standing with a priest near a table with a statue and various knick-knacks. A record player, lamp, and stuffed toy are on the ground.

Two people on stage in hats, one with a microphone, speaking to a crowd of people. Various objects are on display on and near the stage.

A person pie-ing (?) another person in the face. Four people are looking on, three wearing hats and one with a pipe in their mouth.

A person looking at a table of various garments and accessories. A sign reads "O'Pickle and Von Berg Ready-To-Wear Apparel (Donated by Good Germans)". Some of the materials presented here may reflect outdated, biased, offensive, and possibly…

A person on a stage holding an object and speaking into a microphone. Tables of various items are on and near the stage. An audience looks on and one person is standing nearby.

Six people on a stage, clapping. Five are wearing hats. One is accepting a statue that wears a robe of three leaf clovers. The statue is holding jugs which read "Loras" and have candles in them. The number #113 is printed on the on the edge of the…

A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the 1954 St. Patrick's Day Auction. Accompanying the article is a photograph of a group of students holding an antique statue named "Matilda."