Immaculate Conception (North Washington, Iowa)
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Description
“North Washington in Chickasaw County was established as a trading center in the early 1850s. As the number of settlers increased, they saw a need for a church. Then the death of a child was the occasion for Paul Roethler to donate a portion of land for church and cemetery, and that was evidently the beginning of Immaculate Conception Parish. It was not until 1863 that a church was built, the first Catholic church in the county. On Sundays when no missionary priest came to celebrate Mass, the people gathered in the log church and prayed and sang under the direction of a fellow parishioner.”
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #34: Immaculate Conception Parish, North Washington.” Dubuque: The Witness, 2 August 1987.
Source
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Contributor
Type
Language
Publisher
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Coverage
History of the parish over the span of 156 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Table Of Contents
Centennial Committee Jubilee 1937 (1 Letter)
History (2 documents)
History 1937-1961 (2 documents)
Pastor Cards (1 collection)
Pastor List (1 document)
Phyllis Glaser (Mrs. Joe) History (1 document)
Rev. Foley and Fr. Puetz 1937 Letter (1 document)
Rev. Wolfe 1937 Letter (1 document)
School History 1937 (1 document)
Warranty Deed 1867 (1 document)
Kurt, Rev. Edgar, “Immaculate Conception Parish, North Washington,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVII NO. 23, 2 August 1987. (2 documents)
“New Immaculate Conception Church at North Washington Dedicated,” New Hampton Iowa, N.P., 11 June 1924.
“North Washington marks anniversary,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXIII No. 21, 4 July 1993.
“North Washington Parish to Celebrate Centennial,” The Witness, 15 August 1968.Files
