Saint George Church (Westport, Mass.) publications

Collection

Identifier: MC -275

Staff Only

Dates

Majority of material found in 1990-2005
1963-2005

Creator

Saint George Church (Westport, Mass.) (1914-) (Westport, Mass.) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Around 1885 or 1886 the Catholic parish of Saint George started as a mission of the parishes of Notre Dame and Saint Anne in Fall River, and served the largely French Canadian immigrants who worked in the Westport textile factory. In 1914 the "Westport Factory" mission was accorded the status of a parish by the diocese of Fall River. The parish bounderies incorporated residents of the towns of Westport and Dartmouth. After a period of growth, the parish constructed a new building at 12 Highland Street in Westport, completed in 1923.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Normand Ouellette.

Related Materials

A published history of the church can be found in "Saint George Church 75th Anniversary 1914-1989" BX 4603.W47 P64 1989. Primo link: https://umassd.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01MA_DM_INST/192qo47/alma9911221660001301