Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

0100. St. Mary Catholic Church

Title

0100. St. Mary Catholic Church

Description

This is a series of picture postcards of the Dedication of St. Mary Catholic Church on May 17, 1908.

Source

Fairfield Public Library

Date

May 17, 1908

Notes

This is a series of sepia postcards that show the procession of altar boys and deacons, priests and the Bishop to dedicate St. Mary Roman Catholic Church on May 17, 1908. The Rev. Henry J. Hogan who became the pastor in 1906, raised the funds, along with a committee of church parishoners, to build the church at the corner of Grimes and Third Streets.