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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church Dedication

Date: 08 14 1955
Description: Blessing ceremony at the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 401 South Owen Drive. Standing at the opened front doors of the church are ...
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church Dedication

Date: 08 14 1955
Description: Elevated view of the dedication ceremony and first Mass held at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 401 South Owen Drive. Madison Dioces...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: Catholic Bishop William P. O'Connor blessing the chapel at the new mother-house for the Sisters of St. Benedict located on County Highway M near Fox Bluff.
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May Day Ceremony Held at St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Veronica Goebel (of Racine) is carrying the crown of May flowers to place on the head of a Virgin Mary statue. Maids of Honor in dresses holding posies are...
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St. James Catholic Church Pays Respect to Deceased Pastor Msgr. John A. Koelzer

Date: 12 18 1957
Description: Elevated view through an arch towards a large group of people sitting in pews. The body of Msgr. John A. Koelzer, 67, pastor of St. James Catholic Church, ...
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Procession in front of Middleton St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 1959
Description: A procession of clergymen walks in front of the new Middleton St. Bernard Catholic Church on Parmenter Street in Middleton. The modernist building features...
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St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Crowning Ceremony

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Students of St. Mary's hospital School of Nursing held their annual May crowning ceremony by crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin with a wreath of flo...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: During a High Mass at the Academy of St. Benedict, Novice Sisters Mary Christine, left, and Mary David in white veils profess their temporary vows in the o...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: During a High Mass at the Academy of St. Benedict, black veils are placed on the heads of Novice Sisters Mary Christine, left, and Mary David as part of a ...
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Novice Sisters Profess Vows

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: Posing for a photograph following a High Mass in the chapel of the Academy of St. Benedict during which they professed their temporary vows in the order of...

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