St. Francis (Barclay, Iowa)

St. Francis (Barclay, Iowa)

"Saint Francis Church is located in Barclay Township, Blackhawk County, near Waterloo. It began in 1862 with the decision to build a church on the Joseph Rittelmeier farm two and a half miles southeast of Dunkerton. Limestone for the building was taken from the Brown farm quarry on the west bank of the Wapsipinicon River. It was completed just before Bishop Clement Smyth founded the parish in December 1862 with the appointment of Father John Gosker as the first pastor of Independence with the added care of the mission at Barclay."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #73, The Witness, May 8, 1988.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

1862-
History of the parish over the span of 156 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Parish life (4 documents)
Parish history (7 documents)
Correspondence (2 documents)
Unknown author(s). "Quasquincentennial Mass of Celebration." 8 August, 1987