The original St. James met in what was the Armory Hall on Carneal Street starting in 1887.
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St. James, Ludlow Originally, the English speaking Catholic Church in Ludlow This church opened in 1904. |
Wedding inside St. James, October 14, 1961
From a Facebook post by
Paul Hillenmeyer of his parent's wedding
St. Boniface, Ludlow, before 1915.
At the corner of Church and Adela, the little building to the right held a German language school.
Early German immigrants wanted their children to retain the German language, believing “Language Saves Faith.”
A sketch by Caroline Williams
Rev. Paul Ryan's History of St. Boniface from 1949 is here.
His History of Ludlow's St. James is here.
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St. Boniface after Tornado of July 7, 1915 Northern Kentucky Views has a full page of damage from this tornado, here. |
Sts. Boniface and James, c. 1986
304 Oak Street
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Ludlow Christian, 1910 |
Ludlow Christian interior |
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Ludlow Christian from 1851 to 1894 s.e. corner of Elm and Locust |
First Christian Church Corner of Elm and Locust Streets George A. Jones, Minister |
A history of Ludlow Christian is here. (pdf) |
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First Baptist Church, Ludlow, Kentucky |
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Ludlow's Wesley Methodist Church a sketch by Caroline Williams |
Ludlow's First Presbyterian Church a sketch by Caroline Williams |
Wesley M. E. Church, Ludlow, 1909 to Mr. Robt. Rouse, Erlanger, KY, R.F.D 8/1/09 Things are coming my way. May stop again Sat night. I talked to her last night and there was a great change to be noticed. For the better. E.A.R. |
Ludlow M. E. Church Parsonage, 1915
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Ludlow Presbyterian burns down. | A brief history of Ludlow's Church of Christ is here. |
“A new M. E. Church at Ludlow, Ky., will be dedicated December 29th at 2 p.m. Rev. Thomas Hanford, of this city, former pastor of the charge, he's been invited to be present.” from Maysville's Evening Bulletin, December 20, 1889 |
“A fine new brick M.E. Church was dedicated at Ludlow, Ky., Sunday. The sum of $3600 was raised through the exertions of Amos Shinkle, of Covington, to finish paying for the building.” from Maysville's Evening Bulletin, December 31, 1889 |