- 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.”

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 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.

]]> 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 106 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. ]]> 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 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.]]> ]]>
- 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. ]]> “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. ]]> ]]> “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. ]]>
- 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. ]]>