St. Mary Catholic Church was first located at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Broadway. The land was donated in 1888 by the Escondido Land and Town Company, along with bricks to build the church. In 1970, the parish community was divided and the Church of the Resurrection was established in the northern section of Escondido. In 1985, the community was again divided, and St. Timothy’s Church was born in the southern part of Escondido.

Scrapbooks are in stable condition and in generally good to excellent status. Recommend digitization in the future to ensure items are not lost as adhesive fails. Note that some items are loose, but have been left in the original order. Painters and masking tapes were added to the scrapbooks by the donor to annotate their contents. “Pioneer” was written in permanent marker by the donor to notate where the scrapbooks were to be donated.

2 linear feet

St. Mary Parish Collection, Pioneer Room, Escondido Public Library

This collection is open for research.