Category: Bishop Joseph Cretin

One of Allison Spies’ favorite items in the archdiocese’s Archives and Records collections is “this beautiful petition” from 1846 she first reviewed more than 10 years ago that was written by the chiefs of the Winnebago Nation in Minnesota to a U.S. government agent about their rights. “It’s incredibly poetic and poignant,” Spiess said. “It’s still, to this day, one of the most moving documents here in the archives. It’s a real pleasure to be able to give that a permanent home here in the archives.”