St. Mary (McGregor, Iowa)
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Description
“Father Richard Nagle, living in a farm house near Monona and serving a wide area, saw to the building of the first Catholic Church in the town in the 1860s. About the same time, James McGregor gave the Catholic parish a parcel of land at the head of Main Street, where Father B. C. Linehan caused a school and Sister’s home ot be built in 1868. Three Sisters of Charity came from Dubuque to conduct the school, which continued for 25 years. When the enrollment dwindled, the school was closed in 1894.”
Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #35: Saint Mary Parish, McGregor.” Dubuque: The Witness, 9 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 164 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Table Of Contents
Annual History Handwritten 1963-1964 (1 collection)
Commemorating The Centennial of St. Mary’s Parish and The Silver Sacrerdotal Jubilee of Rev. Francis J. Phelan, Pastor (3 booklets)
History Booklet A.C.C.W Parish History Project (43 documents/2 copies of the 43 documents)
Parish History Outline Requirements (1 document)
Pastor Cards (1 collection)
Warranty Deed and Legal Copies (6 documents)
“Nov. 5 Jubilee to Mark 150 years for St. Mary’s,” The Witness, 5 November 2006.
“St. Mary’s Church Dates Back to 1855,” McGregor: Publisher Unknown, 1956 Centennial Edition.