Photostock 2013 – St. Ignatius Church, Good Hart

Here are the promised photos of St. Ignatius Church and the cemetery next door. St. Ignatius Church as it currently stands is the third structure to have been erected on the site, the oldest of which was the French Catholic mission to convert the natives in the 1700s.

St Ignatius Steeple
St Ignatius Steeple
St Ignatius, Trees
St Ignatius, Trees

Today, the churchyard contains mostly 19th and early 20th century burials of Polish and Scandinavian immigrants. The churchyard is famous for the white wooden crosses for grave markers.

Crosses, St. Ignatius Cemetery
Crosses, St. Ignatius Cemetery

Here is a close up to show the tin markers with the names and biographical data on the crosses.

Joe King Odganicki
Joe King Odganicki

The church no longer has an active congregation, but is maintained by a local organization for its preservation.

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