1 - Historical Record and Financial Ledger of Sacred Heart Parish, Lincoln

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Historical Record and Financial Ledger of Sacred Heart Parish, Lincoln

3 pp; manuscript

The document chronicles the 1919 foundation and early administration of Sacred Heart Parish in Lincoln, Nebraska, under the Irish Capuchin friars. It records key foundational events, including a $10,000 loan from Bishop Charles J. O’Reilly, property purchases on Y Street, construction costs for the Parochial Hall, and the first midnight Mass celebrated on Christmas Day 1919. Signed by Father Edward Walsh OFM Cap., the note also details the parish’s financial ledgers, debt reductions, and incoming funds from Ireland through July 1921, alongside early community statistics tracking a population of roughly 120 families (350 souls), 45 baptisms, and 6 marriages.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition