th Street. The cornerstone of a large stone church was set on October 18, 1891, and the interior completed in 1893."

-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #118, The Witness, April 2, 1989.]]> Correspondences (1 document)
Dedication (2 documents)
Development (1 document)
News Articles (2 documents)
Pastoral Plan (1 document)
Pastor List (1 document)
Petras Last Will and Testament (1 document)
Promissory Notes (1 package)
Schools Development Booklet (1 document)

“St. Patrick’s Church Cedar Rapids” in Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, edited by Rev. M. M. Hoffman, 347-350. Dubuque: Columbia College Press, 1937.]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 132 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> ]]>
-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #138, The Witness, August 27, 1989.]]> History (2 documents)
Mason City Deanery Parish History (1 collection)
News Articles (5 documents)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Timeline (1 collection)
75th Anniversary Booklet (1 document)

Bremmer, Alice. “St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa: History September 1981- September 1982 (1983-1984; 1988; 1989; 1990).” ACCW. ca. 1982. (5 collections)

Sheilds, Father Edward J. “St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa: History January 3, 1988 - December 31, 1988.” ACCW. ca. 1988-1990. (3 collections 1988-1990).

Ssasseiman, Deacon Leo & Yers, Deacon John A. “. “St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa: History September 30, 1983-September 30, 1984.” ACCW. ca. 1984. (1 collection)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 117 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #222, The Witness, April 28, 1991.]]> Annual Report (1 document)
Dedication (3 documents)
Parish Picnic (1 document)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Pius X Press (1 document)
Yearly Parish Info Booklet (1 document)
Witness Articles (1 document)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 59 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, "Parish Profile #205", The Witness, December 23, 1990.]]> Fire and Recovery (4 documents)
Fire Post Card (1 document)
History (3 documents)
Dedication Papers (3 documents)
Open House Booklet (2 documents)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Timelines (2 documents)
Smith, Sue Davis. “Depicting Christ’s journey.” The Gazette. December 7, 2002.]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 86 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Information Gathered from Historical File at the Archdiocese of Dubuque. ]]> Historical Notes (10 documents)
1950s News Paper (5 documents)
News Articles (4 documents)
St. Stephen’s Move to New Home (1 document)
Lang, William C. P.H.D., “A Century of Leadership & Service: A Centennial History of the University of Northern Iowa,” Volume I, 1876-1928. (Chapter II, III, VII,
“The Normal Eyte,” Vol. XIV, No. 15- December 1903. (1 page) – First Year Book, Documents from 1905-1966
“The Pedagog,” 1906.
Tierny, Nancy, “Beck explains Bishops views on nuclear threat,” 1984.]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 113 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #76, The Witness, May 29, 1988.]]> Centennial Year (1 document)
Construction and inventory (1 document)
Czech Heritage Day (1 folder)
Golden Jubilee (1 document)
High School History (1 document)
High School Year Book (1 document) 1929
History (5 documents)
Czech Hymn Book (1 document)
Mission Cards (2 documents)
News Articles (4 articles)
Pastor cards (1 document)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photographs (4 documents)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 144 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]> ]]> “The Church of the Nativity became the ninth parish in the city of Dubuque in 1922. As the Catholic population had increased, Archbishop James J. Keane saw the need for another parish in the city. On July 4, 1923, Archbishop Keane blessed the cornerstone and dedicated the new church on the following December 23. By that time the parish already numbered 250 families. They had been part of the four border parishes. The parish school opened in the fall of 1924 with an enrollment of 425 and staffed by the Sisters of the Visitation, whose convent was just across the Alta Vista Street.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #192: Nativity Parish, Dubuque.” Dubuque: The Witness, 23 September 1990.]]> Building Photographs
Choral and Orchestra Program: Visitation-Loras Orchestra (1 document)
Deacon Ordination Mass (1 document)
Dedication Gaudette Sunday (1 document)
Featherston Correspondences (1 document)
History (1 document)
Jubilee Celebration (3 documents)
Land Boundaries (6 documents)
Legal Documents and Correspondences (Historical) (17 documents)
News Articles (2 documents)
Pastor Letters to Parishioners (1 document)
Pastor and Associate List (2 documents)
Star of the Nativity Official Weekly Publication (1 document)
Stewardship Report (4 documents)
Timeline (1 document)
Warranty Deed (1 document) ]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> Documentation begins in 1857.
History of the parish over the span of 95 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]> “Saint Philomena Church was built in 1857 in the town of Asbury, a small community a short distance west of Dubuque. It was dedicated to a Roman martyr dear to the heart of Bishop Mathias Loras and his friend, the Cure of Ars. Over one hundred years later, in 1961, the name was changed when authorities in Rome pointed out doubts about the martyrdom and name of the person whose remains were discovered in the Roman catacombs in 1802. When the church site was changed to the corporate limits of Dubuque, the parish became known as Resurrection Parish, Dubuque. The establishment of a parish in West Dubuque drew members from the Asbury parish. After years of being served by neighborhood priests and short-term resident pastors, the parish revived with Father John Sheehy as pastor from 1920 to 1932. The original frame building was replaced by a brick church in 1920.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #41: Resurrection Parish, Dubuque.” Dubuque: The Witness, 20 September 1987. ]]> Annual Report for 1917-1920 (5 documents)
Byrne’s (Most Rev.) Parish Development Files (1 collection)
Facility Plan (1 document)
Financial Report (2 documents)
History (2 documents)
Rev. James Donovan (2 documents)
Resurrection/St. Philomena’s Church Pamphlet (2 documents)
Sacred Congregation of Rites (1 collection)
Sesquicentennial (1 document)
St. Philomena’s Cemetery (2 documents)
St. Philomena’s Church (5 documents)
St. Philomena’s Golden Jubilee Invitation (1 document)
St. Philomena Pastor List (1 document)
St. Philomena Promissory Note and Mortgage (2 documents)
St. Philomena’s School Fund Final Report (1 collection)
Survey of Religious Concerns (1 document)
Timeline (1 document)
Welcome Resurrection Church and School Packet (3 documents)
Yearly Spirituality Report (1 document)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 161 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]> ]]>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Dyersville, Parish Profile #42, The Witness, September 27, 1987. ]]> Committees (1 document)
Correspondence (1 document)
Disbursements from the Bingo Charity Fund (1 document)
History (5 documents)
Pastor cards (1 document)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photograph (1 document)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 143 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Benedict Parish, Decorah, Parish Profile #50, The Witness, November 22, 1987. ]]> Annual Report (1 document)
Centennial (1 document)
History (5 documents)
Jubilee Celebration (1 document)
Organ Donation (1 document)
Parish History and Statistics (10 collections)
Pastor cards (1 collection)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photographs (3 documents)
School – St. Benedict (1 document)
Sesquicentennial – Archdiocese of Dubuque (1 document)
Welcome Pamphlet (1 document) ]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 154 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>