Holy Family Catholic Church
Posted on February 26, 2024, by Loretto Community
Published by the Southeast Missourian on February 24, 2024
Too often, Black history is thought of as something to be celebrated only in February, with Martin Luther King Jr.’s rousing speech rightly at the forefront. The Civil Rights movement and slavery are far from the entire story, though. February is Black History Month, and that means celebrating all of Black history and how it is part of the fabric of all of our shared history, so I thought I would highlight a particular volume in the Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society’s library at the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center.
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A school was founded in the church’s basement, and two Sisters of Loretto were the teachers. The school closed in 1958, and the final Mass was said Jan. 8, 1961.
Read the story on the Southeast Missourian website.
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