Pilgrims to the Northland: The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962

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pilgrims totheNorthland The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840 –1962 marv i n r . o ’connell university of notre dame press Notre Dame, Indiana i Copyright © 2009 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved The author and publisher are grateful for permission to reproduce images from the Archdiocesan Archives, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and from the Archives of the University of Notre Dame (for James Shields and Ignatius A. O’Shaughnessy). Designed by Wendy McMillen Set in 10.8/13.2 Stempel Garamond by EM Studio Printed in the U.S.A. by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data O’Connell, Marvin Richard. Pilgrims to the northland : the Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840–1962 / by Marvin R. O’Connell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03729-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-03729-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul (Minn.)—History—19th century. 2. St. Paul Region (Minn.)—Church history—19th century. 3. Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul (Minn.)—History—20th century. 4. St. Paul Region (Minn.)—Church history—20th century. I. Title. BX1417.S3O36 2009 282'.776—dc22 2008050096 ∞ This book is printed on recycled paper. In Memoriam To the O’Connells and the Sheas who came as pilgrims from the west of Ireland to forge for themselves a new and better life in St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Derrynane Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota Territory ...