Summary Information
Svoboda Church Furniture Company Records
1896-1982 (bulk 1896-1964)
- Svoboda Church Furniture Company (Kewaunee, Wis.)
Green Bay Mss 160; PH Green Bay Mss 160
10.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 10 flat boxes, 23 large folders, and 1 tube) and 11 photographs and 5 negatives in 1 folder
UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records, mainly 1896-1964, of the Svoboda Church Furniture Company, a company specializing in the manufacture of altars, pulpits, and other church furniture and ornamentation. Contains business records and detailed drawings and blueprints for altars, pulpits and lecterns, railings, organ screens, chancel furniture, and pews and a few photographs. Designs are included for specific churches in Wisconsin as well as throughout the Midwest. The business records consist primarily of fragmentary correspondence, clippings, product literature, and scattered financial volumes. Numerous additional drawings document the Raton Manufacturing Company of Rio Creek, Wisconsin, which was acquired by Svoboda.
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Biography/History
Joseph Svoboda (Joseph Svoboda Sr.), who founded the Svoboda Church Furniture Company, was born in Senozaty, Bohemia on March 8, 1860. (Like many of the events of Svoboda's early life, there is discrepancy about this date, and some printed sources give 1859 as his year of birth.) As a young man Svoboda studied cabinetmaking in Vienna. In 1879 he migrated to Carlton, Wisconsin, where some of his relatives resided. In 1881 he married Anna Langer (d. 1944) and had six children.
Although Svoboda first made his living as a farmer, he enjoyed cabinet making and woodcarving. In 1883 he became acquainted with Vojtech Cipin, a Catholic priest and a talented woodcarver. Together they carved the altar for the church in Algoma, and Rev. Cipin encouraged Svoboda to devote his talents to church decoration. During the early 1880s Svoboda relocated to Kewaunee where he established a furniture store and a small factory and began building altars. Secondary sources differ on the year when the business began; some give the date as early as 1881, others as late as 1891.
The beauty and quality of Svoboda's work was widely recognized, and he exhibited in Chicago and Milwaukee. During this period he is said to have employed 12 to 15 workers. In 1924 Svoboda incorporated the company, and in 1925 constructed a new factory. He continued as president until his death on March 29, 1930, when he was succeeded by his son, Joseph B. Svoboda.
Joseph B. Svoboda was born at the family farm in Carlton on December 13, 1890. Eventually he joined his father's business as general manager. He maintained the high standards for which the firm had become known, also adhering to the traditional style of church furniture. Joseph B. Svoboda died on May 15, 1933. His older brother, Anton C. Svoboda, continued as president until his retirement in 1938. Anton Svoboda was then succeeded by Frank William Kohrt (1898-1977), son-in-law of the founder, although Anton's daughter Jane Svoboda retained the controlling interest in the family's furniture store and an undertaking business.
Frank William Kohrt was born in Menasha on January 10, 1898 and came to Kewaunee in 1919 as a linotype operator with the Kewaunee Press. In 192l he married Emily Svoboda. In 1925 he joined the furniture company, starting in the business office and advancing through its shop operations and sales department. From 1925 through 1938 he was the secretary-treasurer. In 1933 Kohrt added the duties of general manager, and in 1938 he became president and general manager.
Under Frank William Kohrt the firm had a work force as large as 88 employees, and the company sold its products nationally, as well as in Mexico and Canada. Although the later history of the company is not well documented in the records it is known that during the Depression the Svoboda Company declared bankruptcy, after which Kohrt purchased the reorganized company at auction. During World War II the firm took on defense work. After World War II, Kohrt's son, Richard J. Kohrt, an Air Force veteran and a graduate of the Wood Technology Program of the University of Michigan joined the company, becoming president in 1973. During the 1950s the firm is reported to have had a crew of 26, but only one full time wood carver, Robert Petscheider, an immigrant from Austria who studied at Oberammergau. Competition from inexpensive southern manufacturers and changing artistic tastes during the 1960s and 1970s led to a diversification. Eventually the product line included grandfather clocks and kits, clock frames, and Early American pine furniture kits.
In 1984 the company built a new factory and at this time it auctioned off its inventory of wood carving models and design drawings. In 1989 the company was sold, first to Jake Marchant and later to David Pflueger. The company continues to operate, as of 2011 under the name Svoboda Industries, Inc.
Scope and Content Note
The provenance of the Svoboda Furniture Company Records is unclear. It is known that Thomas Hruska purchased the records at the company auction and presented them to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin via the Green Bay Area Research Center between 1985 and 1993. Other records including working drawings and blueprints and large carving models were acquired by the Kewaunee Historical Society and Jail Museum. Other records may have been retained by Svoboda Industries.
The heart of the collection held by the State Historical Society are blueprints and presentation drawings that represent the artistic aspects of Svoboda's operations primarily during the first half of the 20th century. The drawings document many churches in Wisconsin as well as throughout the Midwest. Unfortunately the collection is not complete and includes only fragmentary documentation of the company's financial and administrative operations.
The records are divided into two series: BUSINESS RECORDS and DESIGNS. The BUSINESS RECORDS are composed of miscellaneous historical and financial records; the DESIGNS are subdivided into Church Projects and Furniture Designs.
The single folder of historical material in the BUSINESS RECORDS series includes newspaper clippings and a copy of a scrapbook compiled by Richard J. Kohrt. Scant correspondence included here refers to the company's bankruptcy in 1936 and the support it received, as a major employer, from the City of Kewaunee. Also included are samples of product literature, a few forms, and several photographs. A chronological folder of letters of recommendation not only documents client satisfaction, but also provides a means of accessing Svoboda's geographic influence. Best represented here are clients from the 1920s and early 1930s. Particularly interesting is the letter from Wenceslaus Kozelka, pastor of St. Lawrence Church in Stangelville, Wisconsin, which documents the company's work on various churches under his charge during 1884 and 1885, the earliest reference in the records. (The centennial history of the St. Lawrence congregation suggests this recollection may be wrong; it gives Father Kozelka's arrival as 1887.) This correspondence also documents the fact that by 1907 the company's business had extended well beyond Wisconsin's borders.
The financial records are also incomplete, yet still useful. They include daybooks, an account book, a payroll book, an early inventory, a volume documenting labor costs, and general financial volumes. The inventory is the only record from the early years of the company (1896-1908), and it references the company as “Joseph Svoboda, Dealer in Art and Plain Furniture.” Although it does not cover a long period of time, the payroll book (1919-1926) includes the names of employees, the time spent on specific projects, and their rates of pay. In this volume the projects are identified by place (but not by specific congregation) and by job number, together with brief notes. Job numbers range from 646 to 882. For job numbers 1141-5848 (i.e. before 1948), the location of the church (although not the name), the items purchased, the number of hours of labor, and the total labor cost are included in a ledger. The daybooks cover the periods 1909-1914 and 1923-1926 and list payments per day, often with some description of a particular account, but no job numbers. The two specification books, which date from approximately 1907, consist of detailed measurements. Although the handwritten data is difficult to read, the specifications are identified by location, although again not by specific congregation, and by project type. Some projects are illustrated with rough sketches and diagrams. Shop orders relate to the years 1933 and 1937-1946. They identify specific projects, the quantity and type of materials purchased, and other information on specifications. Each shop order is specifically identified with one or more job number. Although labeled as “cash books,” the three general financial volumes each contains a daily record of payments, bank deposits, and checks written. The two volumes dating from 1914 to 1923 clearly relate to the Svoboda Church Furniture Company. The third volume, 1918-1920, appears to document sales at the family's retail store in Kewaunee. The nature of this business is otherwise undocumented in the collection, but it possibly included furniture or lumber. Taken together, these records provide information to identify some of the drawings listed below and for piecing together the company's influence. Unfortunately, most of the labeled drawings in the collection do not derive from the period documented by these records.
The DESIGNS series consists of drawings and sketches, blue lines and blueprints, and a few hand colored renderings, all of which are arranged as church projects and furniture designs. There are occasional variant sketches for a single project or design, but the bulk of this series consists of final drawings. In 2000 Richard Kohnt reviewed many of the Wisconsin drawings and identified the designer. The collection also includes a significant number of similar drawings by the Raton Manufacturing Company of Rio Creek, Wisconsin, whose contracts were assigned to Svoboda when that firm went bankrupt.
The Church Projects are all identified by church name and arranged alphabetically by state and then by city. The majority are undated. Indexes listing the identified Wisconsin churches by place and by church name for both the Svoboda and Raton projects follows in the appendices.
The Furniture Designs focus on specific types of furniture such as altars, chancel furniture, lecterns and pulpits, pews, and miscellaneous items, although the distinction between the church projects and the furniture projects is not always clear. A few drawings document murals and other ornamentation and a few are hand tinted. For efficient storage and conservation purposes, the church projects and the furniture designs are arranged by size, with the 24 × 30 size items stored in flat boxes and the larger items (30 × 40 and larger) stored in map cases and one tube. For each size category, the drawings, blue lines, and blueprints are separately foldered. The furniture projects are seldom identified by place although some altar drawings that include the entire chancel are so labeled. The furniture designs are generally identified by a design number. The designs are seldom dated and shop order numbers are rarely noted.
Administrative/Restriction Information
This collection does not circulate in the Area Research Center network.
Because of its fragile condition reference staff at the Green Bay ARC should assist users in handling the drawings and designs in the collection. The fragile material in Oversize Folder 8 should not be paged.
Presented by Thomas J. Hruska, 1985 and 1994. Portions loaned for copying by Richard J. Kohrt, Denmark, Wisconsin, 2000. Accession Number: M94-203, M85-562, M2000-112
Processed by Carol Chapin (1999 intern) and Carolyn J. Mattern, 2000.
Contents List
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Green Bay Mss 160
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Series: Business Records
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Historical materials
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Box
1
Folder
1A
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Clipping scrapbook (Richard J. Kohrt)
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Box
1
Folder
2-4
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Letters of recommendation, 1902-1964, undated
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous records
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Photographs
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PH Green Bay Mss 160
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Original photgraphs in Visual Materials Archive
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Green Bay Mss 160
Box
1
Folder
6
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Photocopies of photographs
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Financial Records
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Account book, 1903-1924
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Box
2B
Folder
3-4
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Day books, 1909-1949, 1923-1926
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Inventory, 1896-1908
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Labor cost ledger (Job #1141-5848), ends 1948
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Payrolls (Job #646-882), 1919-1926
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Box
1
Folder
7-10
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Shop orders (Orders #840-1496/Job #2586-5542), 1933, 1937-1946
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Specifications and measurement books
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Box
2
Folder
5
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circa 1907
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Box
2A
Folder
1
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undated
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General record books
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Box
2A
Folder
2
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Store “Cash book,” 1918-1920
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Box
2B
Folder
1-2
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Church Furniture Company, 1914-1923
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Series: Designs
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Subseries: Church projects
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Drawings
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24 × 36
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Box
3
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Arkansas-West Virginia
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Box
4
Folder
1-8
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Wisconsin
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30 × 40
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Oversize Folder
1
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Arkansas-Kansas
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Oversize Folder
2
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Louisiana-Washington
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Wisconsin
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Oversize Folder
3
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Appleton-Green Bay
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Oversize Folder
4
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Marinette-Wisconsin Rapids
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Blueprints, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin only
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Bluelines
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Box
6
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24 × 36 #15-70, 476, unnumbered
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Oversize Folder
15
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30 × 40
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Subseries: Furniture designs
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Svoboda
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Altars
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Drawings
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Box
5
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24 × 30, #8-70, 517
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Oversize Folder
5
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30 × 40, Unidentified
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Oversize Folder
9-12
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30 × 40, #275-70493
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Oversize Folder
18
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Oversize drawings
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Blueprints
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Box
7
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24 × 30, #3-70504, Unnumbered
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Oversize Folder
6
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30 × 40, Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
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30 × 40
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Oversize Folder
13
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#915-70, 477
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Oversize Folder
19
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#50,802 and unidentified item
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Oversize Folder
14
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Linen backed prints, #15-8375
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Handcolored drawings
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Oversize Folder
8
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30 × 40, Non Wisconsin
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Oversize Folder
21
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Oversize, Non Wisconsin
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Oversize Folder
7
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30 × 40 Wisconsin (Cross Evangelical, Milwaukee, and St. Balthasar's, Loyal)
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Tube
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Unidentified drawing
: A small format of this drawing is in Box 1, Folder 11.
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Pulpits and lecterns
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Box
8
Folder
1-3
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Drawings, #29-2028
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Box
8
Folder
4-5
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Bluelines, #84-1119, Unnumbered
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Blueprints
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Box
8
Folder
6-7
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24 × 36, #2-1303, Unnumbered
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Oversize Folder
17
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30 × 40, #15-7000
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Railings
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Drawings
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Box
8
Folder
8-9
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24 × 36, #23-2245, Unnumbered
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Oversize Folder
16
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30 × 40 (includes one Raton drawing)
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Box
8
Folder
10
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Bluelines, #18-575
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Miscellaneous furniture
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Chancel furniture
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Drawings
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Box
9
Folder
1
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24 × 30
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Oversize Folder
20
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30 × 40 drawings
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Oversize Folder
22
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30 × 40, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Blueprints
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Box
9
Folder
4
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24 × 30
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Oversize Folder
23
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30 × 40, All Saints Episcopal, Appleton
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Tube
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Murals, Unidentified
: Small format in Box 1, Folder 11.
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Ornamentation
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Drawings
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Blueprints
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Pews
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Other companies
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Box
10
Folder
1
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American Seating Company
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Miscellaneous companies
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Drawings
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Bluelines
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Blueprints
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Raton, mainly 1950s-1960s
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Drawings (Some tinted)
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Box
11
Folder
1-2
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Alabama-South Dakota
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Box
11
Folder
4-6
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Wisconsin: Barron-Wisconsin Rapids
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Brownlines, Colorado-Pennsylvania
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Box
11
Folder
7
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Bluelines, Wisconsin
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Appendix 1: Wisconsin Churches Arranged Alphabetically by Community Name
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Company Name
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Community Name
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Name of Congregation
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| Svoboda |
Algoma |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Almond |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Appleton |
All Saints Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Athens |
St. Anthony's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Bailey's Harbor |
St. Mary's of the Lake |
| Raton |
Barron |
Salem Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Batavia |
Zion Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Bay Settlement |
St. Francis Convent Chapel |
| Raton |
Black Creek |
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Black Creek |
St. Mary's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Cascade |
St. Paul's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Chilton |
St. Boniface Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Chilton |
St. Martin Lutheran |
| Raton |
Chippewa Falls |
Central Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Chippewa Falls |
Our Saviour's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Chippewa Falls |
Zion Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
First Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Mary's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Rose Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Cudahy |
Cudahy Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
De Pere |
St. Anne's Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
De Pere |
St. Francis Catholic |
| Svoboda |
De Pere, West |
St. John Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Dyckesville |
St. Louis Catholic |
| Raton |
Eagle River |
Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Eau Claire |
Immaculate Conception Catholic |
| Raton |
Ellsworth |
St. Francis Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Elroy |
St. Patrick's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
Faith Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
Immanuel Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
St. Paul's Catholic |
| Raton |
Genoa City |
First Congregational |
| Raton |
Grafton |
Zion Lutheran |
| Raton |
Grand Rapids |
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethany Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethel Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethel Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Christ Episcopal |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
East Moravian |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Faith Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Faith Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
First Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
First Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
First Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
First Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Peace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Peace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Pilgrim Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Redeemer Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Shrine of the Good Shepard Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
St. Matthew's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
St. Paul's Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Union Congregational |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Union Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
West Side Moravian |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
West Side Moravian |
| Svoboda |
Grover, Marinette County |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John |
| Svoboda |
Hartford |
Peace Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Haugen |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Hayward |
St. Joseph's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Hewitt |
Immanuel Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Hingham |
Hingham Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Institute |
St. Peter & Paul Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Jackson |
St. Peter's United Church of Christ |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee |
Holy Rosary Cathedral |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee |
St. Mary's Hospital Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee, West |
St. Hedwig Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Kiel |
First Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Laona |
St. John Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Lebanon |
St. Patrick's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Little Suamico |
St. Pius Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Loyal |
St. Balthasar Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Lublin |
National Polish Catholic Church |
| Svoboda |
Lublin |
St. Stanislaus Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Madison |
St. Paul University Chapel |
| Raton |
Madison |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
First Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
Immanuel Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
Salvation Army Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
St. John Evangelical and Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Marshfield |
Faith Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Mayville |
Methodist Church |
| Svoboda |
Mayville |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Melrose |
Melrose Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Menasha |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Menomonee Falls |
St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Millersville |
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Augustana Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Calvary Memorial Church |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Cross Evangelical Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Divine Charity English Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Faith Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Gloria Dei Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Grace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Holy Name Polish National Church |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Lutheran Church of the Atonement |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Our Saviour Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Peace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Wellington Park Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Mishicot |
Holy Cross Catholic |
| Raton |
Mishicot |
Holy Cross Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Mishicot |
St. Peter's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Monona |
Monona Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Morrison |
Zion Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Mosinee |
Mosinee Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Neenah |
St. Margaret Mary Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Neshkoro |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Evangelical and Reformed Church |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Holy Rosary Catholic |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Zion Lutheran |
| Raton |
Oconto Falls |
Bethel Lutheran |
| Raton |
Oconto Falls |
Grace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Oconto Falls |
Grace Lutheran |
| Raton |
Omro |
First Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Oshkosh |
Immanuel United Church of Christ |
| Svoboda |
Owen |
Holy Rosary Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Oxford |
St. John Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Peshtigo |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Peshtigo |
St. Mary's Catholic |
| Raton |
Phelps |
Congregational |
| Raton |
Pittsville |
First Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Pittsville |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Plymouth |
Plymouth Church of Christ |
| Svoboda |
Portage |
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Portage |
Evangelical and Reformed |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Porterfield |
Porterfield Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Prairie Farm |
United Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Racine |
Racine Lutheran |
| Raton |
Red Granite |
St. Mark's Catholic |
| Raton |
Reedsville |
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Rhinelander |
Zion Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Ripon |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Rosiere-Casco |
St. Hubert's |
| Svoboda |
Sawyer |
Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Shawano |
Sacred Heart Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
First Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Grace Episcopal |
| Raton |
Sheboygan |
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Lutheran Memorial |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Zion Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan Falls |
St. Peter's Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Sobieski |
St. John Cantius |
| Raton |
Somers |
Congregational Christian |
| Svoboda |
Somers |
First Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Somers |
Second Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Spencer |
Spencer Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
St. Francis |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Stangelville |
St. Lawrence Catholic |
| Raton |
Stevens Point |
Frame Memorial Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Stevens Point |
St. Paul's Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Stevens Point |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Stockbridge |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Stratford |
St. Joseph's Catholic |
| Raton |
Sturgeon Bay |
Bay View Lutheran |
| Raton |
Sturgeon Bay |
Corpus Christi Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Sturgeon Bay |
Hope Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Sturgeon Bay |
Sawyer Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Suring |
Mount Olive Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Raton |
Suring |
Mt. Olive Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Tomah |
American Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Tomahawk |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Tomahawk |
St. Paul's Lutheran |
| Raton |
Two Rivers |
St. John Evangelical |
| Svoboda |
Two Rivers |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wales |
Bethesda Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Watertown |
Christ United Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Wausau |
Our Savior's Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wausau |
St. Paul Evangelical |
| Svoboda |
Wausau |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wautoma |
Peace Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wautoma |
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Wayne |
St. Bridget's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Wayside |
Zion Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
West Allis |
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
West Bend |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Westboro |
St. Theresa's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Wisconsin Dells |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
First English Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Jerusalem Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Methodist |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Moravian |
| Svoboda |
Wisconsin Rapids |
St. Paul Lutheran |
Appendix 2: Wisconsin Churches Arranged Alphabetically by Name of Congregation
|
Company Name
|
Community Name
|
Name of Congregation
|
| Svoboda |
Appleton |
All Saints Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Tomah |
American Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Augustana Lutheran |
| Raton |
Sturgeon Bay |
Bay View Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethany Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethel Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Portage |
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Bethel Lutheran |
| Raton |
Oconto Falls |
Bethel Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wales |
Bethesda Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Calvary Memorial Church |
| Raton |
Chippewa Falls |
Central Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Christ Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Watertown |
Christ United Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| Raton |
Eagle River |
Congregational |
| Raton |
Phelps |
Congregational |
| Raton |
Somers |
Congregational Christian |
| Raton |
Sturgeon Bay |
Corpus Christi Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Cross Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Cudahy |
Cudahy Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Divine Charity English Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
East Moravian |
| Raton |
Portage |
Evangelical and Reformed |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Evangelical and Reformed Church |
| Svoboda |
Grover, Marinette County |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Neshkoro |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Ripon |
Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
Faith Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Faith Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Faith Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Marshfield |
Faith Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Faith Lutheran |
| Raton |
Genoa City |
First Congregational |
| Raton |
Pittsville |
First Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Somers |
First Congregational |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
First English Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
First Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
First Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
First Methodist |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
First Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
First Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
First Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Kiel |
First Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
First Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Omro |
First Presbyterian |
| Raton |
Stevens Point |
Frame Memorial Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Gloria Dei Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Grace Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Grace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Oconto Falls |
Grace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Oconto Falls |
Grace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Hingham |
Hingham Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Mishicot |
Holy Cross Catholic |
| Raton |
Mishicot |
Holy Cross Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Holy Name Polish National Church |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee |
Holy Rosary Cathedral |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Holy Rosary Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Owen |
Holy Rosary Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Sturgeon Bay |
Hope Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Eau Claire |
Immaculate Conception Catholic |
| Raton |
Reedsville |
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Sheboygan |
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran |
| Raton |
Black Creek |
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Hewitt |
Immanuel Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
Immanuel Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
Immanuel Trinity Lutheran |
| Raton |
Oshkosh |
Immanuel United Church of Christ |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Jerusalem Presbyterian |
| Svoboda |
Sawyer |
Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Lutheran Church of the Atonement |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Lutheran Memorial |
| Raton |
Melrose |
Melrose Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Peshtigo |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Stockbridge |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Tomahawk |
Methodist |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Mayville |
Methodist Church |
| Svoboda |
Monona |
Monona Methodist |
| Raton |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Moravian |
| Svoboda |
Mosinee |
Mosinee Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Suring |
Mount Olive Lutheran |
| Raton |
Suring |
Mt. Olive Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Lublin |
National Polish Catholic Church |
| Svoboda |
Wausau |
Our Savior's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Chippewa Falls |
Our Saviour's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Our Saviour Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Peace Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Peace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Hartford |
Peace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Peace Lutheran |
| Raton |
Wautoma |
Peace Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Pilgrim Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Plymouth |
Plymouth Church of Christ |
| Svoboda |
Porterfield |
Porterfield Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Racine |
Racine Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Redeemer Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Shawano |
Sacred Heart Catholic |
| Svoboda |
St. Francis |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Raton |
Barron |
Salem Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
Salvation Army Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Sturgeon Bay |
Sawyer Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Somers |
Second Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Shrine of the Good Shepard Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Spencer |
Spencer Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
De Pere |
St. Anne's Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Athens |
St. Anthony's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Loyal |
St. Balthasar Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Chilton |
St. Boniface Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Wayne |
St. Bridget's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
De Pere |
St. Francis Catholic |
| Raton |
Ellsworth |
St. Francis Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Bay Settlement |
St. Francis Convent Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee, West |
St. Hedwig Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Rosiere-Casco |
St. Hubert's |
| Svoboda |
Sobieski |
St. John Cantius |
| Raton |
Two Rivers |
St. John Evangelical |
| Svoboda |
Manitowoc |
St. John Evangelical and Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Mayville |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
West Bend |
St. John Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
De Pere, West |
St. John Lutheran |
| Raton |
Laona |
St. John Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Oxford |
St. John Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Algoma |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Almond |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Pittsville |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Two Rivers |
St. John's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Hayward |
St. Joseph's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Stratford |
St. Joseph's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Stangelville |
St. Lawrence Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Dyckesville |
St. Louis Catholic |
| Raton |
Grand Rapids |
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Neenah |
St. Margaret Mary Catholic |
| Raton |
Red Granite |
St. Mark's Catholic |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Chilton |
St. Martin Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Black Creek |
St. Mary's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Peshtigo |
St. Mary's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Kewaunee |
St. Mary's Hospital Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Mary's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Bailey's Harbor |
St. Mary's of the Lake |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
St. Matthew's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Elroy |
St. Patrick's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Lebanon |
St. Patrick's Catholic |
| Raton |
Wausau |
St. Paul Evangelical |
| Svoboda |
Menomonee Falls |
St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed |
| Svoboda |
Millersville |
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
West Allis |
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Wisconsin Rapids |
St. Paul Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Madison |
St. Paul University Chapel |
| Svoboda |
Fond du Lac |
St. Paul's Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Cascade |
St. Paul's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Tomahawk |
St. Paul's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
St. Paul's Methodist |
| Raton |
Stevens Point |
St. Paul's Methodist |
| Svoboda |
Institute |
St. Peter & Paul Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan Falls |
St. Peter's Episcopal |
| Svoboda |
Mishicot |
St. Peter's Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Jackson |
St. Peter's United Church of Christ |
| Svoboda |
Little Suamico |
St. Pius Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Clintonville |
St. Rose Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Lublin |
St. Stanislaus Catholic |
| Svoboda |
Westboro |
St. Theresa's Catholic |
| Raton |
Wautoma |
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Haugen |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Raton |
Madison |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Menasha |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Company Name |
Community Name |
Name of Congregation |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Stevens Point |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Wausau |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Wisconsin Dells |
Trinity Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
Union Congregational |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
Union Congregational |
| Svoboda |
Prairie Farm |
United Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Milwaukee |
Wellington Park Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Green Bay |
West Side Moravian |
| Raton |
Green Bay |
West Side Moravian |
| Svoboda |
Morrison |
Zion Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Rhinelander |
Zion Evangelical Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Batavia |
Zion Evangelical United Brethren |
| Svoboda |
Chippewa Falls |
Zion Lutheran |
| Raton |
Grafton |
Zion Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
New Holstein |
Zion Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Wayside |
Zion Lutheran |
| Svoboda |
Sheboygan |
Zion Reformed |
|
