Holy Family Catholic
Church
Historical Marker Text
The history of Holy Family Catholic Church
parallels that of the town of Nazareth. The families of brothers V. A.,
J. A. and T. P. McCormick and other Irish families came to this area
from New York in the early 1890s. The Rev. Joseph Reisdorff arrived in
1902 to establish a Catholic parish. Advertising in German-language
newspapers in the U.S. Midwest, he induced many German Catholic families
to settle here. Reisdorff named the new town Nazareth. An important part
of the area's development, the church remains a focal point of community
activities. (1987)
1987
location: at intersection of St. Mary &
St. Joseph Streets-Nazareth |
