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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Francis of Assisi (Fayette, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Saint Francis of Assisi Parish at Fayette began as a mission of Clermont in the 1870s. At that time Fayette County Catholics were visited by Father Eugene Sullivan, pastor of Clermont from 1876 to 1879. The Holy Name congregation at West Union was also in his charge. During those years the parish cemetery was established two miles northwest of Fayette in 1876. Father William P. Mullen was the first resident pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish from 1946 to 1954."<br /><br />-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #199, <i>The Witness</i>, November 11, 1990<br /><br />Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Fayette]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Centennial (2 documents)<br />
Cluster Agreement (1 document) <br />
Dedication (1 collection)<br />
Dedication Booklet (1 document) <br />
History (2 documents) <br />
Insurance Service (3 documents)<br />
McSweeny Will and Estate (1 collection) <br />
Parish Profile (1 document) <br />
Pastor Cards (1 set) <br />
Pastor List (2 documents)<br />
Photographs (2 documents) <br />
Summer of Religion Program: Powers (1 document)]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.<br />
]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1879-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 140 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5853">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Our Lady of Seven Dolors (Festina, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Our Lady of Seven Dolors Parish at Festina began as an Indian mission. In 1840 the federal government built Fort Atkinson and moved the Winnebagoes there from the Yellow River area north of McGregor for the Indians’ protection. When Bishop Loras learned that there were Catholics among the troops and Father Mazzuchelli’s converts among the Indians, he sent Father Remigius Petiot as a resident missionary chaplain, making it the second place in the new diocese with a resident priest. It would have been too far to send a priest every week or two from the cathedral rectory in Dubuque, where all the priests and seminarians were living. Father Petiot was warmly welcomed by the Winnebagoes and the Catholics attached to the Indian agency, but not by the official Indian agent. After three months Father Petiot returned to Dubuque, having baptized 14 Indian children during his stay."<br /><br />- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #18, <i>The Witness</i>, April 5, 1987
<p>Our Lady of Seven Dolors, Festina</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Annual Parish Report (1 collection) <br />
Baptism Record and descriptive letter (2 documents) <br />
Church Pamphlet (2 documents) <br />
Financial Report (4 documents) <br />
History (7 documents) <br />
History of Twin Springs Booklet (1 document)<br />
Parish History CD recording, recorded by 85y/o Marth Elsbernd 1987 (1 CD) <br />
Jubilee Mass (1 document) <br />
“Festina celebrates 150th anniversary,” The Witness, Vol. LXXIII, Dubuque, Iowa, 6 June 1993. <br />
“Festina celebrates jubilee of natives,” The Witness, 10 August 2008. 	<br />
“Festina native celebrates 50 years in FSPA order,” The Witness, 9 August 2009. <br />
Love, Orlan. “Smallest church keeps vigil,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 2002.  <br />
“Possibly The Oldest Log Cabin in Winneshiek County?” Calmar Courier, 25 February 1997.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1843-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 176 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5854">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. James (Forest City, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The history of the Forest City and Lake Mills parishes is intertwined and involves the Bristol parish, which never had a church of its own. From about the year 1870 Catholic settlements developed at Bristol, Forest City, and Lake Mills. According to one account, “a fairly large Irish settlement was formed in the northeast corner of Winnebago County and the adjacent area of Worth County, centering about the town of Bristol.” Another Catholic settlement of Irish and Austrians formed farther south in the area of Forest City."<br /><br /> - Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #172, <em>The Witness</em>, April 29, 1990 <br /><br />Saint James Parish, Forest City]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[100th Anniversary (1 document) <br />
Annual History (13 collections)<br />
Dubuque Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (1 collection) <br />
Financial Statements (8 documents) <br />
History (3 documents)<br />
History articles (2 collections)  <br />
Insurance (2 documents) <br />
Kurt, Rev. Edgar Letter (1 document) <br />
Mason City Deanery History (1 document) <br />
Pastor Cards (1 set) <br />
Pastor List (1 document) <br />
Photographs (1 document) <br />
Sr. Mary Bernardella Articles (1 document) <br />
Timeline (2 documents)<br />
Witness Articles (2 documents) <br />
]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1870-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 149 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5855">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. John Nepomucene (Fort Atkinson, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The parish of Saint John Nepomucene in Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, began in 1873 with plans for a church and their execution in 1874. But the parish stems from the “Old Indian Mission” among the Winnebago Indians living on the extensive government reservation in and around Fort Atkinson. The fort for which the town is named was built by the United Sates government to protect one tribe of Indians from other tribes. In 1842 Bishop Loras sent Father Remgius Petiot to care for the many Catholics among the Indians. Then Father Joseph Cretin served those people from 1843 until 1848, using a rough log chapel two miles east of the Fort. The chapel was destroyed by fire, and another was built five miles south and known as “Our Lady of Dolors” and also as “Old Mission.”' <br /><br />- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #85, <i>The Witness</i>, August 7, 1988<br /><br />Saint John Nepomucene Parish, Fort Atkinson]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Annual Parish History and Statistics (13 documents) <br />
History (6 collections) <br />
Loans 1908 (3 documents) <br />
Parish Council (1 document)<br />
Pastor cards (1 set) <br />
Photograph laying cornerstone 1960 (1 document) <br />
Preservation Group Obituary for St. John’s School (1 document)  <br />
Schreiber Will (1 document) <br />
]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1842-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 177 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Joseph (Garnavillo, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Saint Joseph Parish in Garnavillo began early in the history of the archdiocese. According to tradition, Father Joseph Cretin, who later became the first bishop of Saint Paul, came from Dubuque and celebrated Mass in the homes of John Barrett and William Schulte for the small group of Catholics in Clayton County. In 1843 about 20 families erected a small frame church in the settlement and named it for Saint Bridgit or Brigitt and the saint gave her name to the community. This was the first Catholic church in Clayton County."<br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #8, <i>The Witness</i>, January 25, 1987. <br />
<p>Saint Joseph Parish, Garnavillo</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Abstract of Title/Deeds/Historical Legal Documents (20 documents) <br />
Almanac Card (1 document) <br />
Census of St. Joseph Church Garnavillo, Iowa and its Diaspora 1991 (1 compilation) <br />
Centennial Booklet (1 compilation) <br />
Financial Report (4 documents) <br />
History (4 documents) <br />
History of Clayton County Chapter XXVII (1 collection, pages 786-811) <br />
Pastor cards (1 set) <br />
Receipts (2 documents) <br />
School – St. Joseph’s Parochial School, photographs, news articles and history (1 compilation)<br />
Sullivan Real Estate letters (2 documents) <br />
Taxes (1 document) <br />
<br />
Duffy, Beverly. “Pipe Dreams,” The Gazette, January 21, pages 10-11. <br />
“Garnavillo Church Is 100-years-old,” 8 September 1977. <br />
“Garnavillo marks jubilee,” The Witness, 8 September 2002. <br />
]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.<br />
]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1877-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 142 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5857">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Boniface (Garner, Iowa) <br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Most parishes have only one patron saint, but the Garner parish has four. Late in the last century Father John McMahon procured a church hall and succeeded in uniting the various nationalities by dedicating the building to Saints Boniface, Rose, Wenceslaus, and Patrick. Before the Garner Catholics had any church, neighboring priests came regularly, about once a month, to celebrate Mass and the sacrament in homes. The first resident pastor of Garner, Father Timothy Corcoran, came in 1886 and stayed only a few months, living in a rented house."<br /><br /> - Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #96, <i>The Witness</i>, October 23, 1988
<p>Saint Boniface Parish, Garner</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Annual Report (2 documents) <br />Building news clipping (1 document) <br />By-Laws of the Corporation (1 document) <br />Church drawing News clipping (1 document) <br />Come share with us liturgy booklet (1 document) <br />Dedication (2 documents) <br />Deed/Financial/Mortgage Papers (10 documents) <br />History (6 collections) <br />Luncheon Letter (1 document) <br />Parish Directory and Stewardship Report (1 booklet) <br />Pastor cards (1 set)<br />Photograph of church and rectory (2 documents)<br />Remodeling and Elevator Specifications Booklet (1 document) <br />Social Hour and Dinner Invitations (3 documents) <br />Timeline and History (1 compilation) <br />Hejlik, Kristi. “Linked parishes return from Rome pilgrimage,”<em> The <br />Witness</em>, 15 March 2009.<br /><br />]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1883- <br />
New building built in 2004.<br />
 History of the parish over the span of 136 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5858">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Patrick (Garryowen, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["St. Patrick’s at Garryowen began with the coming of Irish immigrants a few years after the conclusion of the Blackhawk War and the opening of the Iowa Territory to settlement. Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, the Italian Dominican missionary, tells the parish’s beginning in his own words. “Among the most noteworthy sites where Catholics had immigrated is that part of the region called Maquoketa (Makokiti) from the river that borders it. The place is about 20 miles from Dubuque." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #2, <i>The Witness</i>, December 7, 1986. <br />
<p>Saint Patrick, Garryowen</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Archbishop Letter 1912 (1 document) <br />Archdiocese history Letter (1 document) <br />Cemetery Association By-Laws (1 document) <br />Centennial Booklet (1 document) <br />Correspondance Fr. Dunn (2 documents)<br />History (4 documents) <br />History of Bernard, Iowa (1 packet) <br />Kurt Letter (1 document) <br />Memoirs of Father Mazzuchelli, O.P. Chapter XXVIII Pages 254-256 (1 document) <br />Noonan History (11 documents) <br />O’Brien History (1 collection) <br />Otting, Rev., History Letter (1 document) <br />Pastor cards (1 set)<br />Parish Profile No. 2 (1 document) <br />Pastor List/ Historical Timeline (4 documents)<br />Perpetual Care Record Cemetery (1 document) &nbsp;<br />Priest’s Holy Hour booklet (2 documents) <br />Property Insurance List 1925 (1 document) <br />Sesquicentennial (5 documents) <br />Sesquicentennial Book (1 document) <br />Rev. Rooney Letter (2 documents)<br />Witness Parish Profile (1 document) <br />Kruse, Rachel. “Two churches share name, ancestry,” <em>Cascade Pioneer</em>, 3 May 2006.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1840-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 179 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5859">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[SS. Peter and Paul (Gilbert, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The Church of Saints Peter &amp; Paul in Story County, north of Ames and a few miles west of Gilbert, is on the Story County side of the county line. About half the parish lies across the county line in the Diocese of Sioux City and Boone County. The first Catholic settlers came in 1855, among them the families of Christian Baldus and John Dickopf."<br /><br /> - Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #141, <i>The Witness</i>, September 17, 1989
<p>Saint Peter &amp; Paul Parish, Gilbert</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Centennial (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque pgs. 399-401 (1 document)<br /><br />Corresondance (3 documents)<br /><br />History (5 documents)<br /><br />News Clipping (1 document)<br /><br />Pastor Cards (1 set) <br /><br />Pastor List (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor/Priest List (4 documents)</p>
<p>Vocation Profiles (1 document)<br /><br /></p>
<p>Boone, Father Scott. “Parish working to be retreat site,” <i>The Witness</i>, 8 February 2009. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Driscoll, Rev. Msgr. Justin. “With Faith and Vision,” <em>Archdioceses of Dubuque: Bureau of Education,</em> 28 October 1969, 318.</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1882-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 137 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5860">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Gilbertville, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Immaculate Conception Parish began with the town of Gilbertville, which was then called Knox. Several young men, pleased with the banks of the Red Cedar River in Black Hawk County south of Waterloo, laid out the town site in 1854. The Catholic settlers built a small church, put together from the cast-off slabs of a local sawmill. It was probably there when Bishop Mathias Loras visited the town and was prompted to purchase forty areas for $50 in 1855, as a receipt in the Archdiocesan Archives shows." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #23, <i>The Witness</i>, May 10, 1987
<p>Immaculate Conception Parish, Gilbertville</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History (7 documents)</p>
<p>Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Warranty Deeds (3 documents)</p>
<p>Census 1914 (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial (1 document)<br /><br />Correspondence Rev. Ziegler (1 document)</p>
<p>Cremmer Letter and History (2 documents)</p>
<p>Golden Jubilee 1925 Booklet (3 documents)</p>
<p>Harvesting Our Potential: A Northeast Iowa Rural Women’s Conference with Public Hearings (1 document)</p>
<p>History (1 collection, 6 documents)</p>
<p>Letter 1914, 1912, 1913, 1928 Nemmers and Sullivan (3 documents)<br /><br />Pastor Cards (1 set)</p>
<p>Witness Publishing Letter (1 document)</p>
<p>Morris, Adam. “Gilbertville parishioners take pride in renovation,” <i>Waterloo Courier/The Witness</i>, 16 January 2005.</p>
<p>“Personal growth program voted in by Dubuque priests,” Dubuque<i>: The Witness</i>, Vol. LXIV NO. 44, 6 January 1985.</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1857-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 162 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5861">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Mary (Greene, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["When Greene began to thrive in the 1870s because of the railroads, the Catholic settlers were no longer satisfied with Mass in homes or halls and traveling four miles to Saint Mary’s in Coldwater. They were eager for a church of their own. In 1878 a delegation visited Judge Greene in Cedar Rapids, who gave them three lots in the town of Greene. Father Terrence L. McDermott of Waverly, their missionary pastor, directed them in building the church." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #163,&nbsp;Saint Mary Parish, Greene, <em>The Witness</em>, February 25, 1990.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History and Historian’s Report (7 compilations)</p>
<p>Centennial Booklet (1 document)</p>
<p>Deeds/Law Office Letters (5 documents)</p>
<p>Elevator blessing photograph and document (2 documents)</p>
<p>History (3 compilations)<br /><br />Pastor Cards (1 set)</p>
<p>Pastor List (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastoral Plan Booklet (1 document)<br /><br />Photographs priest and rectory in case (2 documents)</p>
<p>Summary of events (1 document)</p>
<p>The Catholic Church in Greene pgs 14-22 (1 document)<br /><br /></p>
<p>“Cost estimates for flood and tornado damage,” The Witness, 28 September 2008, p. 13.</p>
<p>“St. Mary’s, Greene dedicates elevator,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, Vol. LXXII No. 40, 22 November 1992.</p>
<p>“St. Mary’s Greene marks anniversary,” <i>The Witness</i>, 27 July 1997. (125<sup>th</sup> anniversary)</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1872-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 147 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description></rdf:RDF>
