St. Mary Catholic Church (Kirby, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-0829

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths, with some early records in Latin. Some records restricted.

Dates

Creation: 1866-2001

Extent

2 Reels (2 reels of 35mm microfilm)

Creator

St. Mary Catholic Church (Kirby, Ohio) (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths. Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series. Some of these records are in Latin.

Parish History

St. Mary Catholic Church of Kirby, OH began as a station of New Riegel, OH. It was served as a station from 1860 to 1865. In 1864, land was donated to the Catholics of Kirby and they began building a church. The church was completed in 1865 and they became a mission of St. Peter of Upper Sandusky. Priests from St. Peter served the church until 1874, when for one year they served as a mission of Bucyrus. In 1875, St. Mary received its first resident pastor, Father Joseph Rosenberg.

In 1891, the Catholics of Kirby finished building their second church. In 1931, it was severely damaged by a hurricane that struck during the Good Friday services. The church was repaired and is still in use today. In 1976, Kirby became a sister parish of Upper Sandusky and one pastor serves both.

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records, which are on the second reel of microfilm. 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

Latin

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Mary Catholic Church were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections for microfilming in February 2001, with the cooperation of Reverend James L. Holmer of St. Mary Catholic Church and Frank Beier of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio.