R. C. Church, Belle River, Ont.

R. C. Church, Belle River, Ont.
Year: 
1909
Publisher: 
Stedman Bros. Ltd.
Type(s): 
Postcard
Identifier(s): 
P. L. M. 2589
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 2
Notes: 
Postmarked 1909; St. Simon and St. Jude Church is located at 488 Charles Street in Belle River, Ontario; in 1834, a permanent mission at Belle River (the Mission of St. Jude) was established by the Quebec Bishop; the original church buildings were a log cabin erected in 1834, followed by a frame church built in 1848; the land for the current church was purchased by Frere Jahan, the first pastor, in 1861 and the new church was built in 1868; it was officially named the Parish of St. Simon and St. Jude of Belle River when it was blessed on January 11th, 1869; the bell tower was erected about 1900, but was destroyed in a violent wind storm on November 29, 1919; the correspondence on the postcard is in French and it is addressed to Mr. N. Neveux Sr.
Subject(s): 
St. Simon and St. Jude Church (Belle River)
Churches
Charles Street (Belle River)
Place(s): 
Belle River (Ontario)
Lakeshore (Ontario)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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