Knights of Columbus banquet in Shakopee. Seen in the interior of the banquet room with approximately 100 men and women seated at long tables for a meal. The guests are formally dressed and the room is decorated with American flags and Knights of Columbus pennants.
Wedding portrait of Bertha Vogel and John Lenzmeier, who were married at Shakopee on October 20, 1911. The bride and groom are seen at the center of the image. The groom is sitting in a chair and the bride is standing to his left. They are flanked by the wedding party, which consisted of Ida Lenzmeier, Rose Sohner, Arnold Vogel, and Alex Vogel. The couple's wedding was held on a Tuesday morning at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Attendees of the Young People's Alliance, District Convention at the Sleepy Eye Evangelical Church pose in front of the church on the lawn. This movement won approval of the General Conference in 1891. It was the organization which had been designed to bring unification among the young people of the Church, as well as to consolidate the numerous Jugend-Bunds (Youth Leagues) which had formed in Evangelical Association congregations throughout the country. As a youth society, its purpose was the promotion of intellectual, religious, and social culture and to train young people in Christian living and for service in the Church. It served to fill the gap between the Sunday School and the Church.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Confirmants in white robes are seated in two rows with Rabbi Aronson seated in the front middle row. Rabbi Aronson came to Beth El in 1924, and served the congregation for 35 years. Beth El, at the time the photo was taken, was on the North Side of Minneapolis. The congregation is now in St. Louis Park.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Mrs. Jonas (Elizabeth) Moberg's funeral in 1908. The house was located west of Lake Bella. View includes the horse drawn hearse and mourners including: Rubin Nystrom, Linden Moberg, Oliver Thompson, August Anderson, John Blixt, Hans Nystrom, Edwin Moberg, Mrs. Nels (Hilda) Moberg, Kristine Moberg, Nels Mobery, and baby Mildred Moberg.
A large group of young people sitting at a series of long tables in the Temple of Aaron in Saint Paul. United Synagogue Youth (USY) was founded in 1951 to promote living Jewishly to Jewish-American teens. Part educational and part service oriented, the organization encourages youth involvement in Jewish community service work; travel and service in Israel; and reflection on Jewish identity. USY is associated with Conservative Judaism. The photo was taken at Temple of Aaron in St. Paul
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Besides fostering the mission of education, especially the academy, in which the sisters of St. Benedict's Convent were engaged by 1880, Mother Scholastica Kerst is best known for fearlessly launching the community into the new field of health care. Under her leadership, St. Benedict's Convent flourished as did the hospitals in Bismarck, Duluth and St. Cloud. During her administration of nine years, the membership of the community increased from 57 to 164; the number of parochial schools staffed by the sisters had grown from 10 to 28; the orphanages, schools and hospitals became monuments of her enterprise and executive ability. Mother Scholastica had the spirit of the American frontier in her blood. Mother Scholastica (Catherine) Kerst was born in Prussia in 1847 and came to St. Paul, MN, with her parents in her infancy. She entered St. Gertrude's Convent, Shakopee, MN, in 1862, two days after its establishment. Bishop Thomas Grace, O.P., of St. Paul, required that she spend some of her formation period at St. Gertrude's founding motherhouse in St. Marys, PA. This experience in a well-established, older convent and her own flair for leadership and good business, gave her the impetus to request permission to establish a convent in St. Paul with four other sisters. Instead, church authorities advised her to transfer to St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, MN, which she did in 1877. Three years later Abbot Alexius Edelbrock appointed her prioress of St. Benedict's Convent. [Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives ; McDonald, ppage93-95]
Front exterior is hung with multiple banners. A number of Congress events were held at the church, and rector Father James M. Reardon was General Chairman of the event.
Exterior view of early church building. Noted on back, "Faith Lutheran Church (1962, has this name). Merged with Lincoln Lutheran to become Faith Lutheran."
Image 2 of 2. Father Thomas Cullen, seated, poses with the Pro-Cathedral Choir on the front steps of the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary, Minneapolis. Easter Sunday. Mary Jane Mulhein and her parents stand in the front row, far left.
The United Church built a new seminary at 2375 Como Avenue in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. Shown here is the building's dedication at the annual meeting of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1902. The building was later named for Markus Olaus Bockman (1849-1942), professor and president of the United Church Seminary, 1893-1917, and its successor, Luther Theological Seminary 1917-1930. Front of photograph reads: Annual Meeting of Norw American Church at St. Anthony Seminary. Back of photograph reads: United Seminary main building, dedication, aka Bockman Hall.
This photo depicts the cornerstone laying for the United Church Seminary building. The cornerstone is inscribed with the date ""1900,"" but we know the building was not used until 1902, so the exact timing of events requires more research. It was not uncommon to mark cornerstones with the centennial dating to capture the spirit of the age, even if it was not the exact date. This building was later renamed Bockman Hall. Note the people watching the ceremony from the window openings and the open umbrellas even though it doesn't appear to be raining. Back of photograph reads: Bockman Hall, 1899-1900, Luther Seminary, Cornerstone laying.
A photograph showing the exterior of the two story brick structure. The congregation began in 1878, building this structure in 1922-24 with a dedication service on January 20, 1924. The cost of the building was $37,000. It was located on 4th St. South and was sold to a Baptist group in 1961 when a new Methodist Church was built.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Senior Minister Howard Conn preaches during a Sunday service in the sanctuary of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
Men and women sit at rows of long tables for anniversary celebration of the Duluth Talmud Torah. The Duluth Jewish community at its height in the 1930s numbered about 4,000. Duluth's profile mirrored that of larger cities to the south, including a mix of German and eastern European settlers. The fact that both groups arrived within the same decade helped prevent some of the same identity-based separation that occurred in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Duluth Talmud Torah is officially named the Ida B. Cook Hebrew school, after the founder and a prominent Duluth citizen.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
The Solemn Communion Class for 1937 poses on the front steps of the Basilica. Father James M. Reardon and four assistant priests stand at the top. Children include: Colleen Macintosh, Katherine Wolfe, Bonny Howard, Mary Iacona, Pat Haverty, Teddy Lotz, Anthony Mandile, George Mastros, Anthony Battaglia, Joe Battaglia, Russel Favorite, Sammy Iacona, Robert Iacona, Terrence Sweeny, and Danny Skay.
Black and white albumen print showing a side alter at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. The alter is highly decorative carved wood with arches, finials, cut work, and a painted religion scene. It is also decorated with a nativity set. Written on the backside of the image is "Side alter at St. P. and P. Church/Belle Plaine."