Donna, I too am a Nurre researcher but from Evansville, IN. My GGrandaunnt married a Nurre in Evansville with some connection to Cincinnati. I thought you might appreciate this history of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Brown County, IN. Mike ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville, Indiana 47448 http://www.stagneschurchnashville.org/history.htm THE BIRTH OF A CHAPEL BEGINS... It is with this scanty information of Catholicism in Brown County that one asks the questions, "So how does a chapel get built in Nashville, sponsored by a family in Bloomington and serving both residents and tourists?" The need for a place to gather the resident Catholics for Sunday worship and instruction of the children is evident from the early history. There were also many Catholics among the tourists who visited the county. The other ingredient to this story comes from a family in Bloomington who was searching for a way to memorialize their gratitude to God for their family. Joseph and Agnes Marie Nurre moved from Cincinnati in 1912 when Joseph was asked to open a mirror manufacturing plant in Bloomington, Indiana, for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, the company for which he worked. Thus began the Nurre Mirror Plate Company. Business prospered and the Nurre family be- came involved with civic and church affairs. Joseph was active in the Knights of Columbus and in establishing the Gibault Home in Terre Haute. Mrs. Nurre was also involved in many community affairs. It was in Bloomington that the five children (Joseph Jr., John, Tom, Ruth and Mary Agnes) were born. Family life was very important to the Nurres. They enjoyed music, gardening, walks and holidays together. The Nurres were members of St. Charles Parish in Bloomington. They were close friends of the priests in their parish, especially Father Paul Deery, Father Francis Kull and Father Thomas Kilfoil. When they were planning to move to New Jersey in 1937, the Nurres approached their pastor. Father Kilfoil, and asked to build a memorial of thanksgiving for their children. Their thought was to build a chapel in Bloomington. Father Kilfoil sent the Nurres with their request to Bishop Joseph Ritter of Indianapolis (later Joseph Cardinal Ritter). The Bishop was aware of the needs of the Catholics in neighboring Brown County. Father Francis Kull had already requested help for those Catholics he was serving in the northern part of the county. In his foresight. Bishop Ritter felt that a chapel should be built near Nashville for the increased number of tourists and also as a Catholic presence in the county. Thus the dream of the Nurres could become a reality, and the needs expressed by Father Kull would be met. This combination of events led to the birth of St. Agnes Chapel. ON THE DAY OF DEDICATION... Dedication of the new St. Agnes Chapel took place on Friday, October 11, 1940 at 9:00. Bishop Joseph Ritter blessed the building and consecrated the altar. Very Rev. Romuald Mollaun, OFM of Oldenburg, blessed the stations. Assisting the Bishop were Rev. Frances Kull, Rev. Bernard Nurre of Covington, Kentrucky, (cousin of the Nurres), Rev. Paul Deery of Vincennes, Rev. Thomas Kilfoil and Rev. John Walsh of Bloomington. Other visiting clergy were present. Music for the occasion was provided by the Clergy Choir of Indianapolis, with Rev. Edwin Sahm at the organ. Among other guests were Commanding Officers of the C.C.C. camps at the State Park. Business friends of the Nurre family also attended the dedication. A luncheon for 60 guests was served at the Abe Martin Lodge in the Brown County State Park after the ceremony. [email protected] wrote: >Dear List: > >I am researching the NURRE family who started the >frame, molding and mirror manufacturing company >on Plum Street in Cincinnati. Henry NURRE was the >founder. He married Mary MOLLAUN, from Oldenburg, >IN. > >Henry's son, Joseph NURRE, moved to Bloomington, >IN to work for PPG. Later, he started his own mirror >business in Bloomington before moving it to Egg Harbor, >NJ. > >In the censuses, there are two young Henry NURREs >about the same age in Cincinnati. All lived in Ward >10 and the families seem to have used the same >given names for the children. > >One of the NURRE families appear to be in Carpet >Weaving. The other had a stationary/framing >shop. It would seem that the ones who had the >framing shop would be Henry NURRE's family. It >is still very hard to be sure. > >Also, does anyone know if Henry NURRE was >a relative of the same NURREs who have the >funeral business? > >Best Wishes, >Donna Mollaun > > >************** >Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL >Travel Guides. > >(http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) > > >To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > >Did you miss a message? 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Hello, I think I have been in contact with you before. Right now I can't think about which family line but I'm not related to the Nurre family. You must have me mixed up with someone else. Bye for now, Donna The Goughs <[email protected]> wrote: Donna, I too am a Nurre researcher but from Evansville, IN. My GGrandaunnt married a Nurre in Evansville with some connection to Cincinnati. I thought you might appreciate this history of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Brown County, IN. Mike ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville, Indiana 47448 http://www.stagneschurchnashville.org/history.htm THE BIRTH OF A CHAPEL BEGINS... It is with this scanty information of Catholicism in Brown County that one asks the questions, "So how does a chapel get built in Nashville, sponsored by a family in Bloomington and serving both residents and tourists?" The need for a place to gather the resident Catholics for Sunday worship and instruction of the children is evident from the early history. There were also many Catholics among the tourists who visited the county. The other ingredient to this story comes from a family in Bloomington who was searching for a way to memorialize their gratitude to God for their family. Joseph and Agnes Marie Nurre moved from Cincinnati in 1912 when Joseph was asked to open a mirror manufacturing plant in Bloomington, Indiana, for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, the company for which he worked. Thus began the Nurre Mirror Plate Company. Business prospered and the Nurre family be- came involved with civic and church affairs. Joseph was active in the Knights of Columbus and in establishing the Gibault Home in Terre Haute. Mrs. Nurre was also involved in many community affairs. It was in Bloomington that the five children (Joseph Jr., John, Tom, Ruth and Mary Agnes) were born. Family life was very important to the Nurres. They enjoyed music, gardening, walks and holidays together. The Nurres were members of St. Charles Parish in Bloomington. They were close friends of the priests in their parish, especially Father Paul Deery, Father Francis Kull and Father Thomas Kilfoil. When they were planning to move to New Jersey in 1937, the Nurres approached their pastor. Father Kilfoil, and asked to build a memorial of thanksgiving for their children. Their thought was to build a chapel in Bloomington. Father Kilfoil sent the Nurres with their request to Bishop Joseph Ritter of Indianapolis (later Joseph Cardinal Ritter). The Bishop was aware of the needs of the Catholics in neighboring Brown County. Father Francis Kull had already requested help for those Catholics he was serving in the northern part of the county. In his foresight. Bishop Ritter felt that a chapel should be built near Nashville for the increased number of tourists and also as a Catholic presence in the county. Thus the dream of the Nurres could become a reality, and the needs expressed by Father Kull would be met. This combination of events led to the birth of St. Agnes Chapel. ON THE DAY OF DEDICATION... Dedication of the new St. Agnes Chapel took place on Friday, October 11, 1940 at 9:00. Bishop Joseph Ritter blessed the building and consecrated the altar. Very Rev. Romuald Mollaun, OFM of Oldenburg, blessed the stations. Assisting the Bishop were Rev. Frances Kull, Rev. Bernard Nurre of Covington, Kentrucky, (cousin of the Nurres), Rev. Paul Deery of Vincennes, Rev. Thomas Kilfoil and Rev. John Walsh of Bloomington. Other visiting clergy were present. Music for the occasion was provided by the Clergy Choir of Indianapolis, with Rev. Edwin Sahm at the organ. Among other guests were Commanding Officers of the C.C.C. camps at the State Park. Business friends of the Nurre family also attended the dedication. A luncheon for 60 guests was served at the Abe Martin Lodge in the Brown County State Park after the ceremony. [email protected] wrote: >Dear List: > >I am researching the NURRE family who started the >frame, molding and mirror manufacturing company >on Plum Street in Cincinnati. Henry NURRE was the >founder. He married Mary MOLLAUN, from Oldenburg, >IN. > >Henry's son, Joseph NURRE, moved to Bloomington, >IN to work for PPG. Later, he started his own mirror >business in Bloomington before moving it to Egg Harbor, >NJ. > >In the censuses, there are two young Henry NURREs >about the same age in Cincinnati. All lived in Ward >10 and the families seem to have used the same >given names for the children. > >One of the NURRE families appear to be in Carpet >Weaving. The other had a stationary/framing >shop. It would seem that the ones who had the >framing shop would be Henry NURRE's family. It >is still very hard to be sure. > >Also, does anyone know if Henry NURRE was >a relative of the same NURREs who have the >funeral business? > >Best Wishes, >Donna Mollaun > > >************** >Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL >Travel Guides. > >(http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) > > >To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > >Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > >Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- Michael J. Gough [email protected] To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message