St. John Cantius Church (Wilno, Minnesota) records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC2500

Staff Only

Abstract

Records (1883-1974) of St. John Cantius Catholic Church (Wilno, Minn.) include baptism, marriage, and death registers, parish committee minutes, financial records, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included are the research notes of parish historian Rose Parulski.

Dates

1883-1974

Creator

Saint John Cantius Church (Wilno, Minn.). (Organization)

Language of Materials

Latin, Polish, and English

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

St. John Cantius Catholic Church (Wilno, Minn.) has been the center of one of Minnesota's oldest rural Polish settlements, founded about 1880 through the efforts of Rev. R. Byzewski of Winona, Bishop John Ireland of St. Paul, Minn., and the Northwestern Railroad.