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Religion, 1900-1980

A description of home-based religious practices prior to 1940s and closer involvement with the Catholic Church thereafter, though some questioning of it.

Full Text PDF: Chapter 5: Religion

Arguello, Alfredo and Donaciana, Excerpt #1, from family biography, 2007-9

February 10, 2016 / Mary Ellen Graziani /

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Becky Archuleta’s First Communion remembrance

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Bernal children’s First Communion, 1951

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Cortez, José Hilario and Sabina, Excerpt #1, from draft biography, 2007-9?

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Interview with Arthur Perez, 2013

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Interview with Virginia Maestas, 1978

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Interview with Yolanda Arredondo, 2003

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Martinez, Juan and Josephine, Excerpt #1, from biographies, 2012

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Oral history, Reina Gallegos, pt. 2

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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Boulder

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Secundino Herrera and Father James

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Sister Rosa Suazo when she took her final vows, 1953

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Sister Rosa Suazo with children at their Confirmation

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St. John’s Catholic Church in Longmont

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Three Catholic Churches in Lafayette

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Historian Comments

Virtually all Latinos in Boulder County were Roman Catholics, and religion played an important role in many people’s lives. The local parishes were not always welcoming to Latinos, however, seating was segregated, and until the 1970s there were no services in Spanish and no Spanish-speaking priests. This topic looks at the early experiences of people living at some distance from a church, where religious practice occurred largely in the home, and at fuller involvement with the church after around 1940. Boulder and Longmont had Catholic schools, attended by a few Latino children. The late 1960s and 1970s saw some questioning of Catholic beliefs and the structure of the church by local Latinos, but their faith remained important to many Latinos.

Teaching Boulder County Latino History is an extension of the Boulder County Latino History Project. This site provides resources for those interested in teaching Boulder County Latino History. The teaching resources are grounded in the books written by CU Boulder’s Distinguished Professor Marjorie McIntosh.

There are three central components to this site. The Lesson Database provides lessons for K-12 teachers. Each lesson uses primary sources and is grounded in the books by Prof. McIntosh. Beyond the curated lessons teachers are encouraged to explore the Primary Source Sets and access the full text of Prof. McIntosh’s books. The book outlines link lesson plans and primary sources to each chapter. Teachers and students are welcome to download all or parts of the books to support their learning.

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