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Tormey and Hebl Wedding Party

Date: 12 31 1941
Description: Wedding party at the altar of Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Party includes bride Marian Thekla Hebl, groom James Daniel Tormey, Priest George Haeusler, br...
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Blessed Sacrament Boys' Choir

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church boys' choir grouped in front of the altar, with The Reverend James A. McInerney (Father Mac) in their midst. The church i...
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St. Mary's of Pine Bluff Catholic School Graduating Class

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: Group portrait of St. Mary's of Pine Bluff Catholic school graduation class, twelve girls and four boys with Father Young.
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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Elevated view of the altar and congregation in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the inauguration of Most Rev. William P. O'Connor as the first bishop of Madi...
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Queen of Apostles Seminary Groundbreaking

Date: 05 09 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Diocese is shown removing the first shovel of dirt at the ground-breaking of the Queen of Apostles Seminary being...
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Lucille Ballweg Funeral

Date: 08 02 1948
Description: Elevated view of scene in sanctuary of St. Martin's Catholic Church, during the funeral for Lucille Ballweg, who was the victim of a tornado.
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 12 11 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor is laying the cornerstone for Our Lady Queen of Peace church and school. Flanking him are, left to right, the Very Rev. Edward N...
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Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary Classroom

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Reverend Lawrence McCall consults with a student sitting behind a desk inside a classroom at Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary.
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Blessed Sacrament Convent Dedication

Date: 11 10 1949
Description: Posed in the chapel of the new Blessed Sacrament Convent are, (left to right): Reverend John B. Schneider, pastor of Blessed Sacrament church; Reverend Joh...
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Madison Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary Procession

Date: 11 11 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a procession being led out of St. Raphael's Cathedral by Bishop William P. O'Connor in honor of the Madison Knights of Columbus 5...
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Boy Scouts Receiving Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 02 11 1951
Description: Five Catholic boy scouts from two Janesville parishes receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal from Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison diocese in St. Rapha...
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Edgewood Elementary School Groundbreaking

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new elementary school building on the Edgewood campus are left to right, foreground: Mother Evelyn Mot...
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St. Mary Of The Lake Catholic Church Dedication

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: The Most Revered William P. O'Conner, bishop of the Madison Catholic diocese, enters the new St Mary of the Lake church in Westport for a dedication ceremo...
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Convent Groundbreaking at Academy of St. Benedict

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Mother Monica, superior of the convent and academy, turns over the first spadeful of ground during the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new motherhouse conv...
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Bishop William P. O'Connor Dedicates New St. Maria Goretti Parish Center Building

Date: 06 18 1961
Description: Madison Diocese Bishop William P. O'Connor dedicates the new St. Maria Goretti Parish Center building. The parish center building, the first phase of a par...
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St. Maria Goretti Parish Center Opening

Date: 04 28 1961
Description: Reverend Wilfred J. Schuster looks over the interior of the new chapel sanctuary at the St. Maria Goretti Parish Center at Gilbert Road and Flad Avenue on ...
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Holy Name Seminary

Date: 05 27 1965
Description: Panoramic view of Msgr. George Wirz strolling in front of the new Colonial-style Holy Name Seminary.
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Holy Name Seminary

Date: 05 27 1965
Description: Seminarians at Holy Name Seminary give each other haircuts at the facility's barber shop. Gordon Hellenbrand, Cross Plains, is giving a haircut to Steve Me...

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