This typed correspondence gives a glimpse into the reality of the falling congregation numbers at Blessed Virgin of Pompeii. As the letter states, by the end of May 1959 almost all the families in the congregation had left the Third Ward.
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- Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
- Creator: Cody Schreck & Ken Bartelt