Throwback Thursday: Cutting Stone for a New Church Building in Frenchville

The first Frenchville Picnic was held in 1870 to celebrate the completion of the new church, St. Mary’s Assumption. The first church structure was a wooden building, which met the spiritual needs of the Catholic immigrant community who settled in the Covington Township area, as early as the 1830’s. The parish picnic has been held … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Cutting Stone for a New Church Building in Frenchville