1 - Report on Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Fort Bragg

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Report on Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Fort Bragg

2 pp; manuscript

A report (dated 3 August 1921) compiled by Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap. summarizing the parish status and regional demographics for Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Fort Bragg, California. The report reveals a debt-free parish valued at $12,000, serving a growing Catholic population of 1,500 comprised primarily of Italian, Portuguese, and Slavonian immigrants. The records detail local sacramental counts since 1910 (including 368 baptisms and 76 marriages) and note that early local services were supported by a private chapel 30 miles away in Greenwood (Elk). Additionally, the accompanying ledger outlines Mendocino County’s broader demographics, estimating a total county population of 20,000 (including 4,000 Catholics) split across key municipal hubs like Fort Bragg, Ukiah, Mendocino, and Greenwood.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition