Recollections of My Life and Reflections on Times and Events During It: A Memoir by Father W. J. Howlett Main Menu Introduction Table of Contents Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Other Writings by Father W. J. Howlett Howlett Family Tree William J. Howlett Family Tree Maps and Geography: Howlett's First Trip West Fr. Howlett moved with his family to Denver when he was a child, and then moved to St. Thomas Seminary in Bardstown, KY several years later. This map recounts the path he took to get to both places. Maps and Geography: Howlett's European travels Fr. Howlett traveled far and wide during his trip to Europe. Here is a map of the places he recorded visiting. Maps and Geography: Howlett in Paris, 1872-1873 This map shows the locations that Fr. Howlett mentioned visiting while in Paris, France. Maps and Geography: Howlett in London, 1874 This map shows the locations that Fr. Howlett mentioned visiting while vacationing in London, England Maps and Geography: Colorado Missions with Terrain Fr. Howlett's Colorado mission locations, with Colorado terrain. Index Acknowledgements Contributors' Biographies HIST 394 at CUA, Spring 2020

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  1. Emigration from Ireland to Canada
  2. Receives charge of St. Ignatius in Pueblo
  3. Letter from Rev. Paddy Morris
  4. Goes West to Colorado, April 1865
  5. Leaves Monroe County, NY
  6. Begins teaching school, late 1866
  7. Howlett family's mill ceases to operate
  8. Experiences the presidential campaign
  9. Spends time with his brother Martin at Niles
  10. Arrives in the morning in Louisville, Kentucky
  11. Participates in the presidential campaign
  12. His father dies, September 1865
  13. Ann Howlett dies
  14. His oldest brother goes to the Pike's Peak gold mines, Spring 1860
  15. Appointed sacristan
  16. Moves to Pittsford, Fall 1852
  17. Irish Rebellion
  18. Sr. Theodora (Catherine Howlett) falls ill
  19. Spends his vacation at Niles
  20. Sr. Theodora (Catherine Howlett) dies, St. Louis
  21. First priestly ordination in Kentucky, of Rev. Robert Abell
  22. Helps a family friend in Niles, Winter 1860-1861
  23. Spends his vacation at St. Thomas
  24. Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan is born in Ireland
  25. Village school in Pittsford, Winter 1852-1853
  26. Begins building a church in Platteville, Fall 1888
  27. Attends Mass at Renick on New Year's Day
  28. Learns of Lincoln's assassination
  29. Reaches Bardstown in the evening
  30. Preaches on Easter
  31. Assigned to Central City
  32. Returns to Denver KEEP
  33. Departs Denver for the seminary
  34. Returns to St. Thomas
  35. Last of his "boyhood days"
  36. Last year at St. Joseph's
  37. St. Thomas seminary (KY) opens
  38. Mr. Browne is called home to Ireland
  39. Ordination as deacon
  40. Reaches last camping place before Denver
  41. Sees the funeral car of Henry Clay
  42. Founding of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY
  43. Daniel O'Connell's centenary celebration
  44. Ellen Howlett is born, Monroe NY
  45. Reaches the Missouri River, mid-May 1865
  46. His mother dies
  47. First remembers seeing a priest, early Winter 1853
  48. Returns to the seminary
  49. Bishop Flaget's Cathedral is completed, KY
  50. Begins move to Buffalo, late Spring 1853
  51. Settles on farm near Cassapolis
  52. Town of Bertrand, MI, has an Indian mission
  53. Goes to Denver to see the Bishop
  54. Purchase of farm in the Barron Lake settlement, Spring 1854
  55. Arrives at St. Thomas
  56. In school, November 1863
  57. Attends a Catholic Knights of America convention, Washington DC, Spring 1913
  58. Rev. Paddy Morris elected member of the Cathedral Chapter
  59. Fr. Faure falls ill with Typhoid Fever, followed by Fr. Howell, Summer 1867
  60. Jesuits establish St. Ignatius in Pueblo
  61. Meets an old acquaintance
  62. His brother John serves as a private officer
  63. Howlett family moves from Canada to Monroe County, NY
  64. Exchanges parishes with Fr. Cummins
  65. Sale of household and farm goods
  66. Joanna Howlett marries Thomas O'Donnell
  67. Present at the Catholic Knights of America convention in St. Louis
  68. Finishes a biography of Fr. Nerinckx
  69. Daniel O'Sullivan arrives at St. Thomas
  70. Spends Christmas in El Paso
  71. Moves from Issy to Paris
  72. Receives Minor Orders
  73. Fr. Browne is ordained
  74. Arrives in Denver
  75. New York emancipates slaves
  76. Jesuits establish the Church of the Sacred Heart
  77. Bishop Flaget is installed in his new diocese
  78. Visits Kentucky and Michigan
  79. Catherine (Sr. Theodora) Howlett is born
  80. His first religious service in Ft. Morgan
  81. Arrives in Pueblo
  82. Visits St. Thomas seminary
  83. Visits the Extension Society's office in Chicago
  84. Sr. Mary Joseph celebrates her 100th birthday
  85. Finishes writing his memoir
  86. Visits Ireland again, Summer 1875
  87. Bridget Howlett is born
  88. Ordination to the priesthood
  89. Rev. John DeNeve arrives as resident pastor
  90. Jesuits take charge of Bishop Flaget's college
  91. Mass at Niles
  92. Speaks at a democratic rally in Sterling
  93. Assigned to St. Leo's in Denver
  94. Publishes "A Historical Tribute"
  95. Arrives in Estes Park
  96. Sutherland dies
  97. Bridget Howlett dies
  98. Sings high mass at the Cathedral
  99. First Communion ceremony
  100. Settlers killed near Meeker
  101. Bishop Flaget's college becomes a hospital
  102. Builds church in Brighton
  103. Epidemic breaks out among settlers, Fall 1888
  104. Opens a school at St. Leo's
  105. Transferred back to St. Ignatius in Pueblo
  106. Spends his vacation in Missouri
  107. Begins building a church in Estes Park
  108. Mount St. Mary's Seminary registration
  109. MacCluskey dies
  110. Fr. William J. Howlett is born
  111. Sees Emperor William, Summer 1876
  112. Preaches homily
  113. Twelfth Michigan Infantry quartered at Niles, Winter 1861-1862
  114. Cozzens family moves to Middle Park district
  115. St. Thomas seminary is transferred to the old St. Joseph's college
  116. New church is built in Brighton
  117. Travels to Chicago and the Pacific Coast, Summer 1892
  118. Publishes his "Life of Bishop Machebeuf"
  119. Says Mass in new church in Estes Park
  120. Leaves Denver for seminary in France
  121. Bruce Geddes dies
  122. Fr. William J. Howlett dies
  123. Travels from Ballyconiger to Dublin
  124. Ellen Howlett dies
  125. Spends New Years near Wiesbaden
  126. Begins mission work
  127. Fr. Charles VanQuechelberg arrives, Spring 1861
  128. First marriage in Central City
  129. Builds a frame church in Sterling
  130. Ellen Howlett marries George William Bales
  131. Travels to Kentucky for Rev. Ruan's consecration as Bishop of Alton
  132. Present at consecration of Bishop Tierney of Hartford, Connecticut
  133. Moves to Loveland, Fall 1909
  134. Appointed sacristan
  135. Returns to Loretto
  136. Reaches New York
  137. Rev. Paddy Morris appointed Vicar General
  138. Margaret Howlett is born
  139. Letter from Fr. Browne
  140. Celebrates Mass
  141. Spelling schools and wrestling contests in Howard Township, Winter 1864-1865
  142. Bishop Matz dedicates church in Sterling
  143. Joanna Howlett is born
  144. Meets Fr. Augustine Tolton
  145. Assigned to Colorado City
  146. Spends his vacation at the seminary
  147. Attends a funeral in Colorado
  148. Boards French steamer
  149. Margaret Howlett dies
  150. Returns to America
  151. Bishop returns
  152. Receives help from assistant priest
  153. Joanna Howlett dies, Denver CO
  154. Celebrates Mass in new church in Brighton
  155. Writes "A Historical Tribute" to St. Thomas seminary
  156. Arrives at Loretto
  157. Teaches two classes
  158. Visits Denver for his sister's funeral
  159. Receives clerical tonsure
  160. Visits Ireland, Summer 1874
  161. Ann Howlett is born
  162. Writes letter to Fr. Browne
  163. Assists with Holy Week services in Nashville
  164. Appointed assistant in Denver
  165. Fr. Baroux is a missionary in India during the Sepoy rebellion