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BLESSED SACRAMENT PHOTO HISTORY
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Here you can view a few photographs of the early communities of Cuffey's Cove and Greenwood. Also pictured are some of the early priests and parishioners of the area. Click on any photo for
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Cuffey's Cove as it appeared probably in the 1880s or so. Note the spire of St. Mary, Star of the Sea at the far west of the photo.
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Cuffey's
Cove was a town built around the timber industry. Railroad ties,
split stuff (shingles), lumber and tan bark we shipped to San Francisco on
schooners such as these. |
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James Kenney, a native of Ireland, settled in the area in 1855. It was largely through his initiative that Cuffey's Cove grew and prospered. The large home he built still stands as a legacy to this early period of our history. |
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The Kenney home faced the west overlooking the little bay
where lumber schooners loaded their cargo. It was purchased by the
Nonella family in 1929(?) and later in the 1960s by William Roth who
still owns the home today. |
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James Kenney donated the land for the Catholic Cemetery and church to the Diocese of Marysville in 1879. Father Sheridan had St. Mary, Star of the Sea constructed about 1880. |
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As
a result of fire destroying most of the town of Cuffey's Cove
plus the construction of a mill one mile south in Greenwood, the
community became a "ghost town." Greenwood became the
center of the lumber industry. |
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| The wharf at
Greenwood where the lumber schooners loaded their cargo to be taken to San
Francisco. |
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The
Blessed Sacrament Church was built in 1896 under the leadership of
Reverend Father White, an English priest. Here is the Blessed
Sacrament as it appeared around the turn on the 20th century. |
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The rectory was constructed under the direction of Father Walruzel approximately 1882. A list of everyone pictured can be seen if you click on the thumbnail. |
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Another
view of the Blessed Sacrament Church taken probably in the 1950s. |
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Here is an interior photo of the Blessed Sacrament Church taken probably before 1900. |
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This sun room was added to the rectory about 1890's or early 1900s. Here is a photo of Rose Smith in the sunroom. |  |
Both Michael and Catherine Donahue were natives of Ireland. They settled in Cuffey's Cove in 1858. Pictured at the right is Catherine. |
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Michael
Donahue, pictured at the right, donated the property for the church and
rectory. Their home still stands at the foothills east of the Blessed
Sacrament. |
 Michael Donohue |
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right depicts the gathering to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of
Catherine and Michael Donahue. Taken in 1909. |
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Father Marianus Fiege, one of the first English Franciscan Capuchins who took charge of the coastal missions, came from Liverpool, England. By 1907 the spiritual care of all Mendocino County Catholics was under the direction of the Franciscan Capuchins. Fr. Fiege was the Superior of the Capuchins. |
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| At the right is another photo of the early English Capuchins. The names of the other priests are unknown, but it is likely that one of them is Father John Mary Finigan who came to the states with Fr. Fiege. |  |
Father Laurence Blanderfield, along with Fr. Sebastian Brennan, were invited by the Archbishop of San Francisco to minister to coast Catholics in 1903. Fr. Blanderfield lived in Greenwood from 1905 - 1915. |
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Pictured here is Father Blanderfield, OFM Cap., with the First Holy Communion group about 1907. |
 First Communion children about 1907. Click here for names. |
At
the right is a photo of (left) Mary Dever and (right) Connie Hausen with
Father Blanderfield (?) |
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Urbin Riordin, OFM Cap., was the pastor in Greenwood from 1920 -
1936. |
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A
gathering of the Elk Altar Society approximately 1953 or 1954.
Priest is Father Antonine Keating, OFM Cap.. |
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