St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Flambeau, Rusk County, Wis.) Records, 1866-1981

Biography/History

Records of a church constructed in 1881, the first church in Rusk County, Wisconsin. Located along the Chippewa River, the parish first served a congregation of French-Canadian settlers and Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indians. At its centennial in 1981, it still served a small congregation and was administered as a mission of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bruce, Wisconsin.