An 1890s view of the current church, as it appeared in the 1899 book “The Catholic Church in Wisconsin.”
Photo of the current stone structure, built in 1888. Photo dates to about 1890.
St. Mary Catholic Cemetery was consecrated by Father Maximilian Gaertner on August 15, 1854.
In his journals, Father Maximilian Gaertner O.Praem describes consecration of the St. Mary’s church on August 15, 1854.
Father Maximilian Gaertner O.Praem describes baptizing the children of Christopher Campbell and Patrick Codman on August 15, 1854.
Father Maximilian Gaertner O.Praem dedicated nearly six pages of his journals to the dedication day of St. Mary of Pine Bluff.
Contract for construction of the second church building in 1860, signed by trustees Thomas Murphy, Christian Billstein and Melchior Buesseler.
An 1872 plot map of the cemetery.
An 1872 plot map of the cemetery.
The first St. Mary’s school, built in 1884.
St. Mary 60th anniversary, Aug. 22, 1915
St. Mary 60th anniversary, Aug. 22, 1915
St. Mary 60th anniversary, Aug. 22, 1915
St. Mary 60th anniversary, Aug. 22, 1915
The second St. Mary’s school structure, dedicated in August 1915.
Father Neumann with the Class of 1930.
The St. Mary First Communion class of 1943.
Father Neumann with the Class of 1931
