Church History Photos Last update: May 28, 2006 The original St. John's Church and School as pictured on a postcard  postmarked 1909.  The Church was dedicated on December 19, 1886.  The School was dedicated several years later on January 15, 1890. ---------------------------- Postcard from the collection of Greg Cosimini. This is a 1923 photo of the school building.   Note the additon of fire escapes.   The new (and current) Church, which had been built recently, can be seen on the right.  This school was replaced by the current building in 1932. ---------------------- St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press photo from Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission. Choir in 1914 Class B3, date unknown, including Jeanetta (Masey) Harris. High Altar in 1922  Choir loft  in 1922  Above: Reverend James E. Doyle at the crowning of the Virgin Mary Statue in 1941. Below:  Enlarged view of  Rev. Doyle and some of the school children. ---------------- Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission. First grade class, circa 1943. ----------------------- Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission. Above: Father Edward de Courcy blessing the St. John's car and the  students' bicycles in 1952. Below:  Enlarged view  with Father de Courcy on the right.  The man on the left is Mr. Simon Bergeron.  He took care of the school and drove the nuns to and from school every day for many years, at least through the mid 1960s.  He had the patience of a saint for putting up with many generations of rambunctious school children who didn't really appreciate him at the time. ---------------- St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press photo from Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission.