Exterior view of the Church of the Messiah which was installed at Prairie Island in 1905. The abandoned church was brought by barge by Prairie Island Mdewakanton people and is still in use 100 years later.
Group Photograph of Comfort Baptist Church, Ladies Aid, Called "Arbetes Myra" ("working ants"). The group was first organized in 1900 by Mrs. John Ostrom. Members include: Mrs. Kristina Edstrom, Mrs. Tideen and baby, Mrs. Sara Nordeen, Mother of Mrs. John Sundstrom, Mrs. John Erickson, Mrs. Erick Skoglund, Elida Ostrom, Mrs. Lovegren, Mrs. John Lindstrom, Mrs. Sven Soderstrom, Anna Edstrom McKibbon, Emma Ostrom Klapmier, Mrs. John Dahleen, Mrs. Andrew Edstrom, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Lars Guof Larson, Mrs. Christina Edstrom Selene and baby, Mrs. Martha Edstrom Bergren and baby Rose, Mrs. Karen Ostrom, Mrs. Victor Johnson
Group photograph of Comfort Baptist Church Members. This is the oldest known picture of the original church in Comfort Township. The structure was begun in 1901 and completed in 1902 with a parsonage built in 1907. Edward Soderstrom, Gustav Larson, 6 unknown girls, Fritjof Ostrom, Vilhelm Ostrom, 5 unknown boys, Caroline Peterson, Tiolindia Monson, Martha Erickson, Mrs. Oscar Ostrom, Christine Sundstrom, Ida Sundstrom, Elizabeth Johnson, Anna Edstrom, unknown girl, John Ostrom, J.A. Edstrom, Martha Johnson, Anna Johnson, 2 unknown persons, Victor Johnson Jr., Ole Svenson, Victor Johnson Sr., Nels Lidstrom, Swan Soderstrom Sr., John Erickson, John Sundstrom, Ole Edstrom,, 3 unknown persons, Sarah Ostman, John Swanson, Hjalmar Obbarius, Nels Hallstrom, John Hallstrom, 1 unknown person, Student Pastor Dalheed, Oscar Ostrom holding unknown baby, Sven Sevenson, 2 in doorway unknown persons
Exterior view of the second St Patrick's Catholic Church (built in Birch Cooley in 1898). View includes the confirmation class of 1900. Note: the church burned in 1942.
Exterior view of the Methodist Church in Beaver Falls, which was organized in 1869. No date on the building but it was before 1880. The church lasted until 1890 at which time a chrurch was built in Morton, Minnesota.
Several children at the altar of the Methodist Church in St. Peter. The church was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of South Fifth and Nassau Streets.
Catholic church and parsonage built in 1899. Father Kohler of Bird Island first served this church and later Father LaPlaine become the resident priest.
St Cornelia's Episopal-Bishop Whipple Mission Morton, MN--Rev Henry Whipple, priest Crica 1903,Standiing the the door in the center is Bishop H. B. Whipple, The woman in the black dress is Susan Salisbury. Standing below Whipple and slighly to the left isRev Henry Whipple, St Clair priest. The little girl in white hat covering part of her face & just behind little boy in white, 1st row on the right I Mary Hinman LaCroix daughter of Rev Samuel Dutton Hinman who is buried at the Lower Sioux Agency and who was in charge when church was being built