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Santo, Vincent J. (Father) (1920-2002). St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Padua, MN
Date(s)
- July 5, 1978 (Création/Production)
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Also interviewed Richard Rooney Brooten (1935-?), Helen Rooney Felling (1904-1997), Math Jennissen (1902-?), Josephine Roooney (1906-1980), and Adolf Weiner (1910-?).
This interview discusses the significance of the Canadian Rooney family in settling the area and establishing the church. It also covers the many priests associated with the parish. The interactions between the various ethnicities of the area is discussed including frustrations when the various parishes were consolidated. The impact of a 1940s fire and the arrival of several orphans from New York is discussed. The positives of a rural parish and community are given as well. Audio is currently unavailable.