Catholic Record Society - Diocese of Columbus
Society News
November, A.D. 2006

197 E. Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio  43215     614-241-2571      www.catholicrecordsociety.org

Fall Meeting -- November 19

Our Fall quarterly meeting will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 19, in the St. Maximilian Kolbe Room, on the second floor of St. Patrick's Parish Hall, North Grant and Mt. Vernon Avenues, Columbus.

Dr. Tony Lisska will present "Overshadowed by John Ireland: Langdon Thomas Grace, Mid-west Dominican, Bishop of St. Paul." This is the last of Dr. Lisska's series of sketches of "unknown Buckeyes."  He has put the series together in response to a claim by his erstwhile Denison colleague, William Utter, who wrote in his volume of the 1940s History of the State of Ohio that, while there were Roman Catholics in Somerset, nothing significant happened there. This claim demanded attention and Dr. Lisska has responded with the stories of the Bishops who came out of Somerset. 

Bishop Grace is an interesting individual whose sense of mission and drive served the emerging Church well both in Western Tennessee and in Minnesota.  He was the mentor of Archbishop John Ireland, one of the most celebrated American churchman at the beginning of the 20th century.  Very little has been written about Bishop Grace who, as a freshly ordained cleric just returned from his European education, had traveled the trails around Somerset.

Tony is well known to our members, having been a member, speaker, and contributor to our Bulletin for many years.  He a Columbus native and is Professor of Philosophy at Denison University in Granville. 

A short business meeting will follow the talk and refreshments, at which a committee will be appointed to nominate officers for the 2007-2008 term.

Membership

Society dues remain $15 per calendar year for one person (or two persons at the same address), $25 per institutional subscription.  Those already enrolled for 2007 as of October 12 are

Msgr. Thomas E. Bennett, Columbus
Mary Theresa Boll, Wheelersburg
Most Rev. Frederick Campbell, Columbus
Michelle Djuric, Atlanta, GA.
Mary and Lou Fabro, Columbus
J. Michael Finn, Columbus
Patrica M. Gallagher, Columbus
Mark Gideon, Columbus
Mary Hauslbetz, Columbus
Sr. Margaret Hoffman, O.S.F., Bexley
Rick Jackson, Columbus
Anthony J. Lisska, Granville
Jim Logsdon, Columbus
David Mitchell, Huntersville, NC
Pat and Marg Mooney, Columbus
Lorle Porter, New Concord
Greg Roddy, Columbus
Donald Schlegel, Columbus
Steven Smeltzer, Nashport
Harold Wagner, Columbus

Gifts to the Society

We always appreciate donations to our collections and library, especially those of local interest.

Minutes and scrapbook of the Bambino Guild of the Catholic Women's League, 1968-2003
            - donated by the last president, Rosemary Miller

Aquinas College High School, 1929 class composite
            - gift of Tony Lisska

Father Joseph Wehrle Memorial High School, Alumni Directory, 1991
             - gift of Sister Lorna Helter, O.S.F.

Addendum to the Electronic Newsletter:

Wills Creek and Dugan Stories

For next year's Bulletins, Don Schlegel is preparing articles on the missions at Wills Creek in Coshocton County (St. Mary, Linton Township; St. Nicholas, Franklin Township; and Our Lady of Lourdes); as well as an article on the ramifications of the Dugan family, who formed the majority of the Catholic congregation in Zanesville when the first parish was established there.  Anyone having information to contribute on these subjects is welcome to contact him at dmschlegel@juno.com or at the Society address above.

The Catholic Record Society

Are you interested in the history of the Diocese of Columbus? The Catholic Record Society of the Diocese of Columbus is looking for new members. The Catholic Record Society is an organization dedicated to research, preservation, presentation, and publication of materials pertaining to events, persons, organizations and places historically associated with the Diocese of Columbus.

One of the Society’s objectives is to make known the works of the Church by bringing into better light the heroism of the missionaries, nuns and the lay people who laid the foundation of today’s Diocese of Columbus. The Society supports the Diocesan Archives, which preserves the official records of the Diocese. Meetings of the Society are held quarterly and always include a presentation on Diocesan history. The public is always invited to attend.

If you would like to join the Record Society, regular membership in the Society is only $15 per calendar year. Society members receive a subscription to the monthly historical Bulletin of the Society, the “Barquilla de la Santa Maria”. You may join by sending $15 along with your name, address, phone and email address to Catholic Record Society, 197 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. You can also find more information at our website, catholicrecordsociety.org.

Membership Form

Please enroll the following in the Catholic Record Society - Diocese of Columbus for calendar year 2006.  My (our) annual dues of $15 are enclosed ($25 for institutional subscriptions):

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Mail to: Catholic Record Society, 197 E. Gay Street, Columbus OH 43215