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Our Lady Queen of Peace Queen's Guild

Date: 04 29 1960
Description: Two members of the Queen's guild of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic parish present a check to the pastor, Msgr. F.L. McDonnell. At left is Frances Weller,...
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St. Bernard Grade School Football and Basketball Banquet

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Some of those attending the St. Bernard Grade School football and basketball team banquet are, left to right, front row: Bob Dye, basketball co-captain; Jo...
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Blessed Sacrament Church Rosary Altar Society

Date: 10 10 1960
Description: Reverend R. B. Connelly, spiritual director of the Rosary Altar Society of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, is shown with three of the Society officers. ...
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Cornelia Hanks Portrait

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: Arlene Noyes, chairman of the old Rectory estate sales and services committee of Grace Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Paul Hoornstra, rector of the church,...
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St. Dunstan's Children's Christmas Service

Date: 12 20 1960
Description: St. Dunstan's Episcopal church's Christmas activities include special children's activities. Children will decorate a tree and receive presents from St. Ni...
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Bishop O'Connor Receives Holy Name Gift

Date: 12 19 1960
Description: Catholic Bishop William O'Connor, right, accepts a $500 check from the Madison Diocesan Holy Name Union. From left to right are: F.M. Bosold, union preside...
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St. Marks Lutheran Church Prepares Toys for Central Colony

Date: 03 20 1961
Description: Donald Peterson, Sunday School superintendent and the Rev. J. Donald Rice, church pastor, examine some of the toys to be delivered by St.Marks Lutheran Chu...
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Pontifical Mass

Date: 05 06 1961
Description: Participants in a Pontifical Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church stand outdoors.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Grace Lutheran Church

Date: 06 18 1961
Description: Bobby Stolen, a member of Grace Lutheran Church, turns a spadeful of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Grace Lutheran Church at Rosa Road and Reg...
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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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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Queen's Guild Presents Check

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Members of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Queen's Guild Society present a check to Pastor Francis L. McDonnell as a result of numerous projects undertaken by ...
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Anti-Communism Prayer Crusade

Date: 05 17 1961
Description: Five high school students participating in a anti-Communism crusade of young people from various parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Madison. The students ...
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Bishop William P. O'Connor Ordains Seven to Priesthood

Date: 05 27 1961
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor ordains seven men to the priesthood at St. Raphael Cathedral Church. Shown (L-R) are: Revs. Fred Jones, Oak Park, Ill; George Fo...
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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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Grace Episcopal Church Harvest Festival

Date: 11 20 1961
Description: Marjorie Slothower, 305 Norris Court, left, and Gretchen Sienering, 114 West Gilman Street, speaking with Reverend Paul Hoornstra, pastor of Grace Episcopa...
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St. Patrick's Grade School Girl Scouts Earn Marian Award

Date: 12 08 1961
Description: Girl scouts from St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School are the first in the Madison Diocese to receive the Marian Award, the highest Catholic scouting award....
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New Bells for Holy Name Seminary

Date: 10 07 1964
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Catholic Diocese consecrates four new bells before they are raised in position at the new Holy Name Seminary buil...
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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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Holy Name Seminary

Date: 05 27 1965
Description: The seminarians at Holy Name Seminary learn that the dignity of manual labor is an important lesson for aspirants to the priesthood. Here Tom Colt, Madison...

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