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Open Casket of Margaret Brom

Date: 07 25 2007
Description: Open casket of Margaret Brom, during a wake at St. Bart's.
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Frank Blied Receiving Award from Bishop O'Connor

Date: 03 04 1949
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor presents the medal of Benemerenti to Frank Blied, a member of a pioneer Madison family. The medal, awarded by Pope Pius XII, is ...
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Reverand Otto Boenki of Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Portrait of the Reverand Otto Boenki, one of the nine priests on the staff of of the new Queen of Apostles Pallottine Seminary, located at 5810 Cottage Gro...
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Madison Catholic Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 02 20 1951
Description: Mrs. Mary Cashel is sitting on a sofa with a crocheted bedspread she made. It will be displayed at the Madison Catholic Women's Club hobby show.
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Knights of Columbus Officers

Date: 05 20 1952
Description: The 1952 officers of the Wisconsin state council, Knights of Columbus, at the organization's golden jubilee convention in Madison.
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St. Theresa's Parish Hall — Interior

Date: 04 10 1998
Description: "At St. Theresa's parish hall our regulars are joined by "Buddy" Ruecker's friend Kitty Rogers & her mother Hilda Deamer (next to Ralph). Lucille Lux is at...
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St. Raphael School Class Reunion

Date: 06 09 1954
Description: Eleven of the thirteen eighth grade boys who graduated from St. Raphael school in 1919 pose for a group picture at a 35-year reunion.
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Junior Catholic League

Date: 02 28 1956
Description: Three officers of the Junior Catholic League, composed of girls from Madison high schools, prepare refreshments. Right to left: Margaret McConley, Monona G...
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Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
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Mother-Daughter Dinner

Date: 05 17 1956
Description: Seated at the speakers' table for the mother-daughter dinner at St. Bernard's Catholic Church are Mrs. Alfred E. (Mathida) Rathert, who gave the mother's t...
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Mother-Daughter Dinner

Date: 05 17 1956
Description: Attending the mother-daughter dinner at St. Bernard's Catholic Church are Mrs. Ralph (Jessie) Walker (left) and her daughter Colleen (right), and in the ce...
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Father Garrigan Giving Pre-March Mass

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: Father Michael Garrigan in the background wearing a white robe and glasses holding 8 a.m. mass at St. Joseph's Church with 30 marchers before a Obreros Uni...
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Jane Koberstein talks to customer Mike Seaber at the Welsh and Aspinwall D-X station, 2035 University Avenue, during the Catholic Junior League all-girl ca...
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Planning a Wedding

Date: 04 02 1957
Description: Robert Rucks and Sharon Malloy talk with Reverend Arnold Lehmann of St. Bernard's Catholic Church about their upcoming marriage.
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Women's Catholic Order of Foresters

Date: 04 25 1957
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor sits with Gladys Schleicher, Mary Derr, and Charline Andrews, all of whom are celebrating the 60th anniversary of St. Raphael's ...
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De Porres Guild Bazaar Preparation

Date: 10 01 1957
Description: Members of the De Porres Guild make preparations for the upcoming bazaar. Proceeds will benefit the Blessed Martin Guild which conducts social, recreationa...
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Chef Carson Gulley (left), Helen Fagan and Angela Esser planning a roast beef dinner that will be held during the upcoming Fun-o-rama. The Fun-o-rama is a ...
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Kathryn A. Gallagher

Date: 10 17 1958
Description: Kathryn A. Gallagher, historian of the Madison Catholic deanery, looks over a State Journal clipping in the diocesan council's scrapbook of a memorable eve...
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Meeting the Pope

Date: 1982
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (in profile) meeting with Pope John Paul II. Obey was heading a congressional delegation that had visited Poland. Obey ...
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Class Portrait at Saint Raphael's School

Date: 1928
Description: Students pose outdoors in front of a stone wall at Saint Raphael's School. David O'Dea is seated cross-legged on the ground, 3rd from the right. He is poss...

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