Writer Grady Connolly has published a book based on his visits to all 94 basilicas in the United States, including Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. There is also an accompanying website with an entry for each basilica. You can see the entry for Our Lady of Consolation HERE.
Connolly has a promotional reel that shows him walking into the Carey basilica HERE.
Many more photos to see at Bishop Daniel Thomas' Facebook page; click HERE.
More than 700 photos of Toledo area churches can be seen online courtesy of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. Click HERE.
Steeple collapses as large fire heavily damages former St. Agnes Church in Toledo: click HERE.
Older photos of the church HERE and HERE.
Old postcard showing the church under construction HERE.
NEW: photos and videos of the fire at JD Pooley's Facebook page: HERE
From the Catholic News Archive, a 1912 article about the dedication of St. Agnes Church: HERE.
The architect was William R. Dowling, and the church cost $27,000 to build at that time. Dowling was also the architect of Tiffin St. Mary and Archbold St. Peter.
Catholic historian James Hanna has written a biography of Fr. Edward Vattmann, who served as pastor of Findlay St. Michael's and played a vital role in starting Our Lady of Consolation in Carey. Vattmann was later the first Catholic chaplain appointed to the Army after the Civil War, and was a friend of Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. More details about the book HERE.
13 ABC recently broadcast a segment about the history of Nazareth Hall -- currently a popular wedding venue, but originally a military school and summer camp run by the Ursuline Sisters. You can watch it HERE.
Some earlier photos of the building HERE.
A remarkable view, climbing up the inside of the steeple at St. Joseph's church in Tiffin, by SkyView Media.
Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnzA-8s8JY
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