Saint Patrick (Dougherty, Iowa)

Saint Patrick (Dougherty, Iowa)

"In 1863 Daniel and Mary Dougherty came to the southeastern corner of Cerro Gordo County to begin farming a claim he had made on the treeless prairie seven years earlier. Through their efforts other Catholic settlers came and the town of Dougherty was founded. Father Feeley helped the Dougherty congregation begin a church in 1870, and Father Flannery directed its completion the next year. They named it for Saint Patrick. It was enlarged in 1875, and about the same time a 200-foot horsebarn for about fifty teams was located nearby."

-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #155, The Witness, December 29, 1989.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

1870-
History of the parish over the span of 148 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Convent news/articles (2 documents)
Pastor lists (3 documents)
Parish histories (16 documents)
Sacred Heart possession documents (2 documents)

Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel. Sister Mary Robertelle Dougherty funeral card. 17 October, 1983.

Unknown author. “Our church-- St. Patrick’s.” Parish poem/anthem. Unknown date.