January 19, 2018

From the Archives

St. John the Baptist School dedication

This photo shows a flag raising event at St. Mary School in North Vernon. Though no date is given on the photo, it could depict celebrations related to the dedication of the school building by Bishop Denis O’Donoghue, former auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis, on June 21, 1908. St. Mary Parish was founded in 1861, and the school continues to operate in the building shown in this photograph.

In this photograph, Father Charles Noll speaks at the dedication of St. John the Baptist School in Starlight in September 1962. Archbishop Paul C. Schulte officiated at the dedication. St. John the Baptist Parish was founded in 1861, and the school opened the following year. The building shown in this photo was constructed to replace a wooden structure that had been built in 1929. The school closed in 1991.
 

(Would you like to comment on or share information about this photo? Contact archdiocesan archivist Julie Motyka at 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; 317-236-1538; or by e-mail at jmotyka@archindy.org.)

 

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