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September 4, 1876

The Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor of St. Mary's Church, Janesville.

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BeloitJuly 4, 1876

Under an act of the 1876 legislature, from and after July 4 no student, except students in law and those taking extra studies, was required to pay tuition fees at the university.

BeloitNovember 1876Month

Charles Hambitzer came to Beloit and for two years taught vocal and instrumental music.

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Rock CountySeptember 4, 1876

The Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor of St. Mary's Church, Janesville.

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On Monday, September 4, 1876, the Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor. The congregation increased rapidly and it was soon found necessary to enlarge the church. An addition of about twenty feet was made, and, after its completion, the new church was dedicated on Thanksgiving day, November 30, 1876, by the Very Rev. Martin Kundig, vicar general of the diocese of Milwaukee.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 316 / book p. 289

1876 / September 4

Rock CountyA

September 4, 1876

The Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor of St. Mary's Church, Janesville.

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Rock CountySeptember 4, 1876

The Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor of St. Mary's Church, Janesville.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

On Monday, September 4, 1876, the Rev. John Stephen Muenich was installed as the first regular pastor. The congregation increased rapidly and it was soon found necessary to enlarge the church. An addition of about twenty feet was made, and, after its completion, the new church was dedicated on Thanksgiving day, November 30, 1876, by the Very Rev. Martin Kundig, vicar general of the diocese of Milwaukee.