“State Center was at the end of its run for the Northwestern Railroad in the early 1860s bringing Catholic employees among the first settlers of that Marshall County Town. Among the priests making missionary journeys to State Center were the Marshalltown pastors, Fathers William Walsh and Peter Brommenschenkel. One of the homes where Mass was celebrated was Maurice Noonan’s, a railroad employee. The first parish church in State Center was built in 1871 under Father Brommenschenkel’s direction. The parish included residents from Rhodes, Colo, and Dunn Settlement. The following year Bishop John J. Hennessy dedicated the church and confirmed the first class."

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #90: Saint Joseph, State Center,” Dubuque: The Witness, 11 September 1988.

]]> Annual History 1976, 1979, 1990-1991 (4 compilations)

Bank Letters and Fr. Flynn 1908-1909 (12 documents)

Bulletin 1992 (1 document)

Christmas Greetings 1992 (1 packet of documents)

Complete War Record, ca. WWI (1 document)

Dedication Mass (1 booklet)

Dedication, Proclamation (1 document)

Early parishioner or town resident lists beginning in 1854 (2 documents)

Early timeline 1871-1950 (2 documents)

Letters regarding cemetery/graveyard and State Center school/Mt. St. Clare Academy 1906, 1913 (6 documents)

Letter regarding C.C.D change 1969 (1 document)

Parish Vocations Profile 1931 (1 document)

“History of St. Joseph’s Church State Center.” Dubuque: The Witness, December 1928, p. 26 (1 original, 1 copy).]]> 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 149 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #178, The Witness, June 10, 1990.]]> Financial statement (2 documents)
Pastor List (4 documents)

Unknown author. “St. Joseph Stone City.” Parishioner historical population information. Ca. 1983-84.

Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar. “Parish Profile #178, Saint Joseph Parish, Stone City.” The Witness. 10 June 1990.

Rasdal, Dave. “Wanna buy part of old church?” The Gazette. 1993.

Rasdal, Dave. “Stone City church gets grant.” The Gazette. 5 April 2004.

Ummel, Dawn. “Stone City: Keeping its past alive.” The Gazette. 29 May 1988.

Ummel, Dawn. “Tours showcase her own backyard.” The Gazette. 29 May 1988.

Unknown Author. “St. Joseph’s Church, Stone City.” Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, 462-464.

Unknown Author. “Stone City Mass.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 12 June 1993.]]> 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 123 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #228, The Witness, June 9, 1991.]]> Centennial (3 documents; 1 booklet)
Closing News Articles (4 documents)
Correspondence (1 document)
History (5 collections)
Memorandum (1 document)
Parish Profile (2 documents)
Pastoral Council/Christian Formation (1 invitation)
Pastor List/timeline (8 documents)
Status Changes (1 document)
Voters for Life (2 documents)

Frese, Fr. Everett, “Centennial booklet, 1871-1971.” ca. 1971.

Kucera O.S.B., Archbishop Daniel W.“Official Announcement, Parish status Changes,” The Witness. 2 July 1989.

“St. Joseph’s Parish in Wadena Marks 100th.” The Witness. 26 August 1971.]]> 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 #53, The Witness, December 13, 1987.]]> Correspondance (3 documents)
Eucharistic Celebration - Seventy-Fifth Anniversary (1 booklet)
History (1 document)
Secretary of State (1 document)
Witness Articles (7 documents)

Kinney, Pat. “End of an era: St. Joseph’s watches and waits for changes to occur.” Courier.

“N0299 Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church.” Buildings of Iowa, 1993, p. 442.]]> 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"
]]> Historical documents pertaining to the history of Saint Joseph parish in Waterloo, Iowa. ]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #216, The Witness, March 17, 1991.]]> BULLETIN (2 documents)
CALENDARS (2 documents)
CHURCH AND SCHOOL (3 documents)
COMMEMORATIVE MATERIALS (4 documents)
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS DOCUMENTS (16 documents)
DEDICATION (1 document)
FINANCIAL AND TAX REPORTS (4 documents)
FIRST MASS CARDS (2 documents)
FUNERAL MASS (1 document)
MASS PROGRAMS (3 documents)
NEWS ARTICLES (16 documents)
PARISH NEWSLETTERS (11 documents)
REPORT OF SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES (1 document)
TENTH ANNIVERSARY (1 document)
WESTERN HARVEST DAY 1959 (1 document)

“Five Year Harvest: St. Joseph’s, Dubuque, Iowa.” 1945.

Floor Plan of Saint Joseph’s church. Anonymous. Circa 1960s.

“...The Second Decade: St. Joseph’s Church, Dubuque, Iowa.” October, 1960.]]> 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 69 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #220,” The Witness, April 14, 1991.]]> Dedication (7 documents)
Pastor List (4 documents)
Society of Peace Conference (1 document)
Statements of Receipts and Disbursements (1 document)
Timeline (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 60 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]> Cooney, Terence P. and Joanne. “Our Visit,” Correspondence to DBQCAO. 27 October 2003.]]> 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 149 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #61,” The Witness, February 14, 1988.]]> Brief History of Otter Creek Community August 1974 Booklet (2 booklets)

Bulletin 1990 (1 document)

Citation for Listing St. Lawrence Church on National Register (1 document)

Financial Statement 1951, 1968, 1982, 1984, 1989-1990 (6 collections)

Historical Highlights Timeline (1 document)

Letter Regarding the house masses before the church was built Deutsch 1941 (1 document)

Mass of Thanksgiving Booklet Pentecost 1985 (1 booklet)

National Register of Historic Places 1966 (1 certificate)

Parish Directory and Golden Year 50^th pictures ca. 1961-1979 (2 booklets)

Pastor Cards (1 compilation)

Pastor List (7 documents)

Pastor List 1940-1957 (1 document)

“Fall Festival,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVII No. 25, 16 August 1987.

Kilburg, Tara. “Youths reflect on service trip to Morton, Miss.” Dubuque: The Witness, 20 April 2003, p. 15.

“Laying Cornerstone at Otter Creek,” Davenport: The Iowa Messenger, 30 June 1883, p. 5.]]> 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 158 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #130, The Witness, June 25, 1989.]]> History (3 documents)
Maps/ Boundaries (3 documents)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photographs (1 document)
Warranty Deed (2 documents)
Witness (3 documents)

Kucera O.S.B., Archbishop Daniel W. “Official Announcement, Parish Status Changes.” The Witness. 2 July 1989.

“St. Lawrence Mission, Swaledale, Iowa.” Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, 318-319.]]> 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.
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