St. Wenceslaus Church Anniversary - IA

Celebration
In 2010 St. Wenceslaus Church in Spillville, IA, oldest Czech Catholic Church in America will celebrate 150 years. The days of the grand celebration will be over the Labor Day weekend September 3, 4, 5 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

History
We celebrate the history of a people of faith. The early settlers within a few years of arrival in this area built St. Wenceslaus Church in 1860. They brought with them building skills when they left home overseas and came to America. The beautiful church we have today is a tribute to their faith in God and to their workmanship. We remember them and the lives of generations succeeding them

Directions
Located in extreme Northeast Iowa we are 75 miles from LaCrosse, WI; 76 miles from Rochester, MN; 73 miles from Waterloo, IA; and 146 miles from Madison, WI.

Take County Road B16 off Highway 52 between Decorah and Calmar or County Road W14 off state Highway 9 at Ridgeway or V58 from Cresco to Protivin and B16 into Spillville from the west or W14 from Fort Atkinson

CGSI Traveling Library
CGSI Traveling Library will be available for research Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM. The Traveling Library will be located in the Spillville Library 201 Oak Street in Spillvillle, IA. CGSI’s presence at this event is sponsored by the Czech Heritage Partnership.

CGSI volunteers will be available with 60 key resources for those researching their family history:

• Ship Passenger Lists
• 1654 Census Records
• Surname Indexes
• Dictionaries & Translation aids
• Gazetteers & Detailed Maps
• Plus a short presentatin at 9:15 AM (and repeated again at 1:15 PM

In the midst of the food, fun & music, stop at the library to learn and to research your family tree. Suggested Donation for the CGSI event: $5 CGSI members, $8 for non-members.

CGSI Sales
CGSI Sales Table will be available during the celebration.

Info
Eileen Tlusty: elt52154@hotmail.com

Website
http://www.150years.org

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