“Parishioners of Mason City’s second Catholic parish gathered with their founding pastor, Father Edward J. Dougherty, in the public library for their first Mass on an October Sunday in 1908. Construction of the church began the following spring and they celebrated Mass in their new church on Christmas 1909. The church was dedicated to the Holy Family the next year by Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena, Montana. He had been a companion of Father Dougherty on the Archdiocesan Mission Band.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #232: Holy Family Parish, Mason City.” Dubuque: The Witness, 14 July 1991.

]]> Anniversary 50^th 1959 Booklet (2 booklets)

Annual History and Guild Summary 1969, 1987-1992 (4 compilations)

Articles of Reincorporation (1 document)

History (2 compilations)

Holy Family Church Booklets ca. 1951 (3 booklets)

Holy Family Parish in Mason City Descriptions and Photographs (2 documents)

I.C. Mission Information (3 documents)

Information Concerning Holy Family from 1937-1961 (1 compilation)

Pastor Cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (1 document)

Photographs:

Church or school with red negative (1 document)

Retouched Copy of Church (1 document)

Timeline 1908-1991 (6 documents)

“History of Holy Family Parish, Mason City,” The Witness, 4 December 1933.

Scholl, Stephanie, “Food drive tops record, but needs not fully met: Mason City volunteers carry on Thanksgiving project,” The Witness, 30 November 2008, p. 3.]]> 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 about 136 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]> Hanus, Rev. Jerome, O.S.B., “Decree Canonically Establishing the Territorial Parish of Holy Family, New Hampton, Iowa,” The Witness, 12 May 2002, p. 2.

Remembrance of Mission, St. Therese of Lisiuex, The Reverend J.M. Stanton, St. Joseph Church of New Hampton, October 17-22, 143, from The E.M. Lohmann Co., St. Paul, Minn. (1 document)

Warranty Deed, 2004 (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 17 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “Holy Family Parish owes its beginning and many years of its existence to its close neighbors, the monks of New Melleray Abbey. Because the people had little funds and the monastery wished to help them have their own church, one of the monks appealed to his wealthy sister in Europe for a donation which made possible the building of a small stone church. The parish continued to be taken care of by the monks, and a larger church became necessary. So a frame church was built at the north end of the present cemetery. That church was replaced 20 years later by the present brick structure, which was dedicated to the Holy Family in 1889 by Bishop Hennessy.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #17: Holy Family Parish, New Melleray.” Dubuque: The Witness, 29 March 1987.]]> Announcement for the Witness regarding recalling New Melleray Abbey from pastoral work of the surrounding neighborhood and the appointment of Rev. Kraphfl to Holy Family, 25 December 1952 (2 documents)

Centennial 150^th Liturgy (1 document)

Clergy List 1910-1972 (3 documents)

Freeman, E. Brendan, New Melleray History including Bishop Loras’s role, 2 December 1986 (6 documents)

History (2 collections – 16 documents)

Parish Quota for National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 11 July 1953 Biskup Letter (1 document)

Peosta and Holy Family Booklet to Fr. Loras, 2009 – Includes History, Family Directory Pictures ca. 1870, Early Peosta History Horse ads (5 documents)

Pictorial Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa – 1979, Compiled and Published by Title Atlas Co., Inc. Minnesota, on New Melleray Abbey and Our Lady of the Mississippi Abby, Dubuque, Iowa. (1 document)

Souvenir of the Mission: Passionist Fathers, Holy Family Aug. 27^th-Sep. 3^rd 1950. (1 document)

“Centennial,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXIX No. 25, 13 August 1989. (2 documents)

Colton, Ray E., “Penetrating the Silent Halls of the Monastery Near Dubuque, Iowa,” The Des Moines Register, 20 January 1935.

“Holy Family Parish will celebrate 150^th,” The Witness, 25 June 2000.

“Trappists in Iowa Withdraw from Parish Work, Ending Link with Days of Pioneers in West,” Washington D.C.: Domestic N.C.W.C. News Service, 29 December 1952 (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 170 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “The early Irish settlers […] were cared for by Father John Gosker of Independence, fifteen miles to the west. Mass in home or school continued until they built a church holding eight pews. Two ladies of the parish deserve the credit for getting the church built. Mrs. Mary Ryan, who was in her eighties, and Mrs. McElmeel went house to house soliciting funds. The date of building the frame church is not recorded. The first baptism of record was administered on March 25, 1883, by Father J. F. Richardson, an assistant at Saint Raphael Cathedral in Dubuque.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #114: Immaculate Conception Parish, Masonville.” Dubuque: The Witness, 5 March 1989.

]]> Annual Parish History for the Archives 1993, 1960, 1976, 1980-1990 (11 compilations)

Financial Statement 1967-1968, 1985-1986 (4 documents)

Fr. Caffery regarding Masonville History Letter 1939 (1 document)

Handwritten Comprehensive History written in 1961 (1 compilation)

Immaculate Conception Booklet 1972 (1 booklet)

Inventory of Resource Materials (1 document)

Mortgage Papers (2 documents)

Mrs. Mary Malone Burial Information Letter 20 July 1954 (1 document)

Pastor Card (1 document)

Pastor List (1 document)

Rev. Kurt Letter to Rev. Kruse regarding Parish Profile information (1 document)

Updates on A.C.C.W. History Project (1 document)

Vocations Information (1 document)

Warranty Deed 1870 (1 document)

Bonefas, June, “A Valentine for St. Patrick and Immaculate Conception.” The Winthrop News, 29 February 1996, p. 29.

“First Communion,” E.B. Shopping Guide, 24 May 1990, p. 8.

“Missed Parish Drive,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVI NO. 39, 23 November 1986.

]]> 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 116 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “North Buena Vista clings to the hillsides of the great river, which often offered better transportation than the twisting valley roads. While Father Garrett T. Nagle was pastor of Holy Cross, 24 families pledged support for a small frame church, which was built of lumber from the surrounding hills. When it was dedicated in October 1905, it was placed under the protection of the Immaculate Conception.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile: #177: Immaculate Conception, North Buena Vista.” Dubuque: The Witness, 27 May 1990.

]]> Annual History Report, Fr. Wilkie, 1961 (1 document)

Pastor Cards (1 collection)

Bielema, Ross. “Buenie Picnic goes dry.” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 13 June 1989.

Hanson, Lyn. “Beer, gambling proceeds help parish festivals prosper.” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 16 July 1989.

Herman, Bill. “Differing view on picnic,” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 8 September 1989.

Japsen, Bruce. “‘Buenie’ picnic dry, but fun.” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 4 September 1989.

Lee, Jennifer Dukes. “Wagering bug bit state after church picnic raid.” The Des Moines Register, 30 August 2001, p. 1A, 4A.

“North Buena Vista I.C. celebrating centennial.” The Witness, 30 October 2005.

Pins, Kenneth. “Famed ‘Buenie picnic’ to have bingo, but no beer.” The Register, ca. 1989.

“Photograph of Barbara Murphy sports her Buena Vista church picnic T-Shirt.” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 4 September 1989.

Richard, Lord Acton and Patricia Nassif Acton. To Go Free: A Treasury of Iowa’s Legal Heritage. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1995, p. 313-322.]]> 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"]]> its priests and parishioners.]]> Document on Mason City Merger

Includes Information on Annunciation Church in Lattnerville, St. Patrick Church in Dougherty, St. Joseph and Holy Family in Mason City, St. Patrick in Clear Lake, Sacred Heart in Manly, and Sacred Heart in Rockwell.]]> 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"
]]> ]]> “North Washington in Chickasaw County was established as a trading center in the early 1850s. As the number of settlers increased, they saw a need for a church. Then the death of a child was the occasion for Paul Roethler to donate a portion of land for church and cemetery, and that was evidently the beginning of Immaculate Conception Parish. It was not until 1863 that a church was built, the first Catholic church in the county. On Sundays when no missionary priest came to celebrate Mass, the people gathered in the log church and prayed and sang under the direction of a fellow parishioner.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #34: Immaculate Conception Parish, North Washington.” Dubuque: The Witness, 2 August 1987.

]]> Centennial Committee Jubilee 1937 (1 Letter)

History (2 documents)

History 1937-1961 (2 documents)

Pastor Cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (1 document)

Phyllis Glaser (Mrs. Joe) History (1 document)

Rev. Foley and Fr. Puetz 1937 Letter (1 document)

Rev. Wolfe 1937 Letter (1 document)

School History 1937 (1 document)

Warranty Deed 1867 (1 document)

Kurt, Rev. Edgar, “Immaculate Conception Parish, North Washington,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVII NO. 23, 2 August 1987. (2 documents)

“New Immaculate Conception Church at North Washington Dedicated,” New Hampton Iowa, N.P., 11 June 1924.

“North Washington marks anniversary,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXIII No. 21, 4 July 1993.

“North Washington Parish to Celebrate Centennial,” The Witness, 15 August 1968.]]> 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 156 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “In 1868 Bishop John Hennessy sent Father Daniel Cogan to be pastor of Castle Grove and to build a church in Monticello. He conducted open air forums in Monticello and surrounding communities and later moved to Monticello. The parish built a large frame church, which was swept away by the windstorm of October 8, 1878. Father P. O’Connor purchased five acres on the northeast edge of town in 1880 and saw to the building of church and rectory, which served the parish until 1913.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile # 57: Sacred Heart Parish, Monticello.” Dubuque: The Witness, 17 January 1988.

]]> Annual History File 1986-1987 (2 documents)

E.S. Locher Address at the “Centenary” Dinner recalling the memories of his pioneer ancestors (6 documents)

Financial Report 1976 (1 report)

History according to Rev. Lorenz since 1937 (2 documents)

Letter to Msgr. Wolfe 1937 (1 document)

Pastor Cards (1 collection)

Photographs:

Church

Convent

Grade School

High School

Rectory 326 W. 3^rd Street

R.T. Rev. Msgr. Eugene P. Lorenz

Sacred Heart High School Dedication 30 August 1959 (2 documents)

“Couple hears call of North,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXXII No. 38, 27 October 2002, 1-2.]]> 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 151 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “Saint Boniface Parish traces its beginning to the first Mass offered in the village of New Vienna by Bishop Mathias Loras on Jan. 6, 1846. They were a community of 17 German families who had settled along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River about 30 miles northeast of Dubuque. In addition to Bishop Loras, a Dominican missionary by the name of Father G. J. Allemann and Father George Reffe cared for the new parish. The first baptisms were recorded by Father Allemann and Bishop Loras. The first church built of logs in 1848 was replaced five years later by a larger building of solid stone.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #7: Saint Boniface Parish, New Vienna.” Dubuque: The Witness, 18 January 1987.

]]> Archdiocese Developments from 1937-1961: A Guide for Preparing Parish and Mission Materials (1 document)

Centennial Celebration 1846-194: 5 June 1946 (4 Booklets)

Centennial of Dedication 5 June 1987 (2 Booklets)

Financial Statement Booklet 1958 (4 Booklets)

History 1937-1961 (4 documents)

Pastor Cards (1 collection)

Plan Booklet, St. Boniface Parish, ca. 1977 (2 Booklets)

Photographs:

St. Boniface Church, New Vienna

St. Boniface School, New Vienna

]]> 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 173 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “Plans for the new parish in Marshalltown were in 1953 by Archbishop Henry P. Rohlman and Msgr. Bernard H. Skahill, pastor of Saint Mary’s. It was to be attached temporarily to Saint Mary’s. Property for the new parish was purchased in April 1954. The railroad tracks became the dividing line between the mother parish and daughter parish. A campaign begun in 1957 raised almost $400,000 in cash and pledges. On the feast of Saint Henry, July 15, 1959, the parish was founded and named for Archbishop Rohlman’s patron saint. The first pastor, Father Roger E. O’Brien, arrived July 19. The church-school was built in 1959 and dedicated on August 17.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #211: Saint Henry Parish, Marshalltown.” Dubuque: The Witness, 10 February 1991.

]]> Addition Lenihan Land Information (1 document)

Annual History A.C.C.W. Parish History Project 1961-1976, 1980-1982, 1986-1988 (20 collections)

Building Fund Bulletin 21 July 1957 (1 document)

Discontinuing Lenihan High School (2 documents)

“Family of God of Saint Henry Parish Marshalltown” Family Giving Statements Booklet 1976 (1 collection)

Financial Report 1983, The Herald/25^th Anniversary (3 documents)

History (2 documents)

History A.C.C.W. Parish History Project (2 documents)

Marshalltown Planning Taskforce Report 2008 (1 booklet, 35 pages)

Memorial Dedication Booklet 1959 (3 Booklets)

Pastor Cards (1 document)

Pastor Lists (2 documents)

Rev. Roger O’Brien, Pastor Information (1 document)

St. Henry’s School Handbook 1965-66 (1 booklet)

Timeline History (1 document)

“A New Catholic Parish is born in the Heart of Iowa,” Possible Magazine Page, ca. 1958. (2 documents)

“Holiday Generosity,” The Witness, 6 January 2008.]]> 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 74 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>