St. Hedwig Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-0812

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths.

Dates

Creation: 1875 - 2000

Extent

6 Reels

Creator

St. Hedwig Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

St Hedwig Catholic Church was founded on Dexter St. in Toledo in 1875, and dedicated the following year. A school was begun there shortly thereafter. The original building burned to the ground in 1886, but a new building was constructed and dedicated before the end of that year. In 1893 the church relocated to a new building on LaGrange Street, while the school remained at the old church. In 1904 a new school was built adjacent to the LaGrange Street church. A convent that housed the Franciscan Sisters, who served as the school's teachers, would later be converted to the Bethany House for Battered Women.

St. Hedwig was the first national parish in Toledo established to serve Catholic Polish immigrants. St. Hedwig would eventually spawn five other parishes.

Source: The First Hundred Years 1875 - 1975; a History of St. Hedwig Parish

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Hedwig Catholic Church, 1875 - 2000, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections in November 2000, with the cooperation of Father Joseph Przybysz of St. Hedwig Catholic Church and Frank Beier of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio.