McLeod County Polish Catholic Churches/Cemeteries
The McLeod County Catholic Churches are in the Diocese of New Ulm.
Silver Lake
St. Adalbert Church (established in 1879)
Silver Lake, MN
- Early Polish parishioners were primarily immigrants from Poznan
- A new church was built in 1889 and remodeled in 1949
- The original church became St. Adelbert’s school until it burned down in 1922.
Church Records
Saint Adalbert’s baptism, marriage, death records (film#s 1705530 and 1705531) are on
permanent loan at the LDS Family History Center in Crystal, MN.
The phone number for the Center is 763-544-2479.
St. Joseph’s Church (incorporated in 1895)
Silver Lake, Minnesota
St. Joseph’s Church and St. Adalbert’s Church merged in 1993 to form Holy Family Church.
St. Adalbert’s Catholic Cemetery
120 Lake Avenue N.
Silver Lake, MN 55381
Holy Family Catholic Church
720 West Main St.
Silver Lake, MN 55381
320-327-2261
Holy Family Church Book/Booklet
Church of the Holy Family, Silver Lake, Minnesota (1995)
Available in the Polish section of the Hoffman Research Library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center.
PGS-MN Newsletter Article
(You will need to scroll down to the page indicated to find the article within the newsletter link)
| newsletter | page | title/Author |
|---|---|---|
| Winter 2003 | 13 | Silver Lake, Church of the Holy Family (part of the Drobne Echa article by Greg Kishel) |
St. Joseph Cemetery
(also known as Holy Family Cemetery)
Silver Lake, MN 55381