St. Patrick (Britt, Iowa)

St. Patrick (Britt, Iowa)

"In 1877 a group of settlers went to Bode, south of Algona, so seven young people could receive first Holy Communion. That was in the time when children had to be 12, 13, or 14 to receive first Eucharist. In 1877 a Britt parishioner was taken to Bode to be baptized by Father Theodore Wegmann. The Britt church property was acquired in 1879 and the church built the following year under the direction of Father Zigrang, who was pastor of Algona and Bode. The 1880 to 1885 sacramental records for Britt are at Algona."

-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, "Parish Profile #168," The Witness, April 1, 1990.

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"

1880-
History of the parish over the span of 138 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Blessing and Laying of Cornerstone (1 document)
Correspondences (2 documents)
Financial Statement (3 documents)
Fiscal Report (1 document)
History (1 document)
Last Will of Lillian McDermott (2 documents)
Mason City Deanery History (1 document)
News Articles (4 documents)
Pastor List (1 document)
Prayer Card 1949; 1974 (2 documents)
Photograph (1 document)
Stain Glass (1 document)
Yearly History (17 documents)