Footnotes by Dr. Hayes (1 document)
Grout Museum Grand Opening card (1 document)
Hayes Correspondence (2 documents)
History of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish (1 document)
Picture and History page (1 document)
School Photograph (1 document)

Greiman, Soo. “Proving history needn’t be a mystery,” Hudson Herald, 2003.

Hayes, Dr. Donald P. & Rev. Robert V. Swift, The “Lost Generation Era” Memories of Catholic Education in Eagle Township; Black Hawk County Co., Iowa. January 20, 2000.

Maurer, Liz. “New Eagle Center landmark dedicated.”

“Surprise for Rev. Takin,” Waterloo Sem: Weekly Responder, December 27, 1907.]]> 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"]]> German Community. ]]> History of the parish over the span of 33 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. ]]> 25th Anniversary Mass of Pope John Paul II
Annual Guide (1 document)
Buildings of Iowa (1993) (2 documents)
Centennial (2 booklets)
Dyersville Centennial Official History and Program (1 document)
History (9 documents)
Holy Ordination (3 document)
Hymn and Novena booklet (1 document)
Inauguration Program 1956 (3 documents)
Mission Cards (1 document)
News Release (1 document)
Pastor cards (1 collection)
Photographs (7 documents)
Polka Mass (2 documents)
Renewal/Mission (1 document)
Steeples (1 document)

Bandy, Judith. “Volunteers pitch in at Dyersville basilica.” The Witness, June 22, 2008.

“Francis Xavier, Dyersville dedicates its new addition,” The Witness, June 8, 2008.

Kueter, Dale. “Latin Mass draws 250 regulars,” Cedar Rapids: The Gazette, 1996.

Jerde, Lyn. “Old rite: Catholics celebrate Trindentine Mass,” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 1996.

Schmidt, Jeremy. “Peace and Happiness Found at the Basilica,” Herald of Truth, Vol. 1. Issue 1. January, 1997.
]]> 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 181 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint John Parish, Coggon, Parish Profile #202, The Witness, December 2, 1990]]> Catholic Cemeteries Association (1 document)

Correspondence regarding historical data (1 document)

Financial Statement (1 document)

History (2 documents)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (2 documents)

Nichols, Joshua. “Heeding the call: Linn church youth help
impoverished area of Kentucky.” The Gazette. February 28, 1998.

History (1 document)

Pastor List (2 documents)

Bandy, Judith. “Delhi woman one of first Clarke farm-aid graduates.” The Witness, September 13, 1990.]]> 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 164 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> - Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Joseph Parish, Earlville, Parish Profile #75, The Witness, May 22, 1988. ]]> Centennial (4 documents)

Centennial Bookmark (1 document)

Church Organist Retires News (3 articles)

Corner Stone (1 article)

Financial Statement (5 documents)

History (1 document)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (1 document)

Photographs (3 documents)

Receipt (1 document)

Sesquicentennial (1 document)

Silver Jubilee (1 article)

Teachers In-Service Workshop (1 document)

A handwritten document including information about the dedication in 1887, a Dyersville mission in 1911, and a letter from Archbishop Keane in 1921.

“clipping from Earlville paper," n.d.

“Farewell Party for Father E. Becker,” Vol. 1, December 2, 1956.

“Father Louis Grunewald Goes into Retirement,” ca. 1956.

“Mortgage on St. Joseph’s Church at Earlville Burned Thanksgiving Day.”

Correspondence – Hartigan & Keane -1912 (1 collection)

Dedication (3 documents)

Financial Report (5 documents)

History (6 documents)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (4 documents)

Photographs (3 documents)

Stipulation of Settlement (1 collection)

Bandy, Judith, “Hard to leave old parish,” The Witness,
November 6, 2005.

“New St. Mark, Edgewood sets Sept. 22 dedication,” The Witness, 1996.

Rasdal, Dave, “Grocer feeds town’s needs: ‘Hippie’ holdover now key player in Edgewood,”The Gazette.

Russo, Dan. “Technology helps girl prepare for first communion,” The Witness, April 12, 2015.

“St. Mark’s begins church building,” September, 24, ca. 1990s.

]]> 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 102 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “The first Catholics of the area came in the 1850s. From the family names we know they are mostly Irish. Although a church was built in Nevada in 1870, it was 1881 when the church was built in Colo. They were under Father Patrick Smith’s direction at the time. In 1882 newly ordained Father Matthew S. Murphy was placed in charge of the Colo and Nevada parishes. After living in Colo for a short time, he took up residence in Nevada and continued to serve both parishes for five years.”

Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #108: Saint Mary Parish, Colo.” Dubuque: The Witness, 22 January 1989.

]]> Anniversary 50^th (2 documents)

Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque page 328 (1 document)

History (1 document)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Priest List (1 document)

Photographs (2 documents)

Vocations (1 document)

Witness Articles (1 document)

123 Years of Advancement Document (1 document)

“Church Dedicated,” Des Moines Tribune.

]]> 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 138 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “The first church in Dorchester parish in Allamakee County was completed in 1855 under the direction of Father William Jacoby of Lansing. Irish pioneers were the first to settle in the Dorchester area. In 1854 the Theodore Scwhartzhoff family were the first Germans to settle in the area. He was a frequent prayer leader on priestless Sundays. Father Mathias Hannon may have been the first to celebrate Mass in the Dorchester parish, in 1858, as he made his rounds among the Catholic settlers in northeast Iowa. “

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #66: Saint Mary Parish, Dorchester.” Dubuque: The Witness, 20 March 1988.]]> Annual Report of Events (12 documents)

Correspondence (1 document)

History (4 documents)

Photographs (3 documents)

Timeline (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 165 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “Eight men organized Eagle Township in Black Hawk County in 1858. At least three of them are buried in the Eagle Center parish cemetery. A majority of the first settlers were Catholic. The first church was built on five acres of high ground, but never fully completed because of the economy. Train prices were depressed. After destruction in a windstorm in 1874, the church was replaced by a frame building that served the parish for over a century. The present church was completed in 1976, the property is a total of ten acres.”

Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #143: Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Eagle Center.” Dubuque: The Witness, 1 October 1989.]]> Anniversary – 150^th (1 document)

Anniversary - 150^th – Film, “A Debt Still Due: St. Mary of Mound Carmel Catholic Church,” (1 DVD)

Annual Histories (6 documents)

Annual Report/Building Fund Report (6 documents)

Archives Papers (4 documents)

Blessing First Settlers and Band Photographs (3 documents)

Bulletin (3 documents)

Cemetery (4 documents)

Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque page 278-281 (2 collections of 4 documents)

Clergy List (1 collection)

Editor Letter to Dr. Hayes and Soo Greiman (1 document)

Fanning’s Artwork of St. Clements (2 documents)

Fr. Guter 50^th Anniversary to the Priesthood (1 document)

Fr. Guter 75^th Birthday Celebration Potluck (1 document)

Fr. John Sheils –Pioneer Priest Grave and information (8 documents)

Gallagher, Sr. Correspondances (1 document)

Hayes Correspondences (1 document)

History (4 documents)

Land – St. Clements Article and Map 2009 (3 documents)

Poster (2 documents)

Rev. McGovern Correspondences (1 document)

Rosary Society (4 documents)

Timeline (4 documents)

Greiman, Soo. “Proving History needn’t be a mystery,” Hudson Herald, February 27, 2003.

Hayes, Dr. Donald P., & Swift, Rev. Robert V. A History of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish: 1859-1976. (2 documents)

Taken, Rev. James. “History of Mt. Carmel Church,” in Atlas of Black Hawk County, 1910. (2 documents)

The Red Cedar Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4. April 1, 2004.

The Traer Star-Clipper, August 14, 2003, p. 3.

“UNI Recognizes Dr. Hayes for Work on Church History,” reprinted 1977. (2 documents)

Unknown author, “Bringing History to Life,” photo: Judy Stover. ca. 2002. (2 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 159 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “Bishop Mathias Loras purchased a site in 1854 for the first church in Colesburg in northeastern Delaware County. Before that time, visiting priests celebrated Mass in various homes for the Irish settlers, who came into the area as early as the 1840s, and that explains the choice of Saint Patrick for their patron. They built their first church about 1862 under Father Michael Lynch’s direction and it served until a replacement was built in 1877. Land for the cemetery was donated by John McMahon, probably in 1857 as the oldest tombstone bears that date.”

Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #91: Saint Patrick Parish, Colesburg.” Dubuque: The Witness, 18 September 1988.]]> History (1 document)
History and Baptism Records (2 documents)
Photographs (3 documents)
Pastor cards (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 66 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>