Loras College Center for Dubuque History

Loras College Center for Dubuque History An archive of materials related to the history of Dubuque, Iowa

01/15/2023

A look back at the Loras College Library: Studying in the Library (1957-1958). See Loras Archives Digital Collections for more historical photos and documents.

This little bobblehead accompanied Fr. William Menster on his trek to Antarctica. Fr. Menster was born in Cascade, IA in...
12/29/2022

This little bobblehead accompanied Fr. William Menster on his trek to Antarctica. Fr. Menster was born in Cascade, IA in 1913. He attended Loras College and St. Mary's Seminary in Ohio and was ordained in 1938. Shortly after, he joined the Naval Reserves and in 1946 he was assigned to Operation Highjump – Admiral Richard Byrd's fourth expedition to Antarctica. When his ship, USS Mt. Olympus, docked, Fr. Menster became the 1st Catholic priest to set foot on Antarctica and shortly thereafter, led the 1st religious service on the continent. After serving in multiple parishes in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, he retired to Dubuque and passed away in 2007 at the age of 94. You can read all about his trip in his memoir, Strong Men South, which you can check out from the Loras College Library https://loras.on.worldcat.org/oclc/26493600.

In addition to this penguin, the CDH is home to Fr. Menster's papers and memorabilia.

His sister also signed up to name a Buckley-class destroyer es**rt and christen the ship herself, the U.S S. Schmitt. Fr...
12/08/2022

His sister also signed up to name a Buckley-class destroyer es**rt and christen the ship herself, the U.S S. Schmitt. Fr. Aloyisus Schmitt served on the battleship Oklahoma on the day of the attack. This short excerpt describes the self-sacrifice Fr. Schmitt showed for his men. He was honored posthumously and awarded him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Purple Heart. On December 7, 2017, he was awarded the Silver Star.

In celebration of National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, we wanted to look through some catalogs and find in...
11/21/2022

In celebration of National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month, we wanted to look through some catalogs and find interesting and exciting photos of bridges and railroads that help build the landscape and area of Dubuque as we know it. As well as some of the city landscape, as we see the growth of the city in these photos, we have one of early Dubuque in 1870, a drawing by Alex Simplot. With out these early developments, we could not imagine the impact of this in our daily lives today.

In celebration of National Hiking Day enjoy these pictures from the archives of Dubuque in the 20th century. Go out and ...
11/17/2022

In celebration of National Hiking Day enjoy these pictures from the archives of Dubuque in the 20th century. Go out and enjoy the great outdoors!

Photos from the John Fox Memorabilia Thursday, November 10th at Loras College. Thanks to Dr. Garrett and his Spo...
11/14/2022

Photos from the John Fox Memorabilia Thursday, November 10th at Loras College. Thanks to Dr. Garrett and his Sports Marketing & Promotions class for documenting and rehousing the basketballs and footballs to make them accessible. If you missed out on learning about John Fox and viewing this amazing collection here are some highlights from the night. Schedule a private viewing by contacting the Center for Dubuque History (library.loras.edu/cdh).

It has taken many volunteer hours to inventory and rehouse the artifacts in the John Fox Memorabilia collection to prepa...
11/10/2022

It has taken many volunteer hours to inventory and rehouse the artifacts in the John Fox Memorabilia collection to prepare for tonight's event. The mess has been worth it to be able to share the items with everyone this evening!

Join us tonight at 7:00 pm in the Miller Academic Resource Center to check out this awesome collection.

11/07/2022

All are invited to this free event on Thursday hosted by a group of students in the sports marketing class at Loras. The late John Fox left Loras and the Center for Dubuque History an extensive sports memorabilia collection. Learn more about Mr. Fox and the collection this Thursday night in the library at 7:00.

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1450 Alta Vista
Dubuque, IA
52001

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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